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From: Manage with care: the frailty of self-connections in the European airport network
OneWorld | SkyTeam | Star Alliance | Online | Self connect | Total | ||
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Scenario 1 Daily return trip (al least 4 h at destination) | O-D pairs | 603 | 1347 | 1335 | 112 | 1698 | 5095 |
% O-D linked | 17.9% | 48.1% | 35.1% | 11.6% | 9.2% | 17.3% | |
No. return options | 1.18 | 0.93 | 1.34 | 0.80 | 1.09 | 1.18 | |
Scenario 2 Daily return trip at city-pairs (al least 4 hours at destination) | City pairs | 624 | 1354 | 1352 | 113 | 1913 | 5356 |
% City linked | 18.5% | 48.4% | 35.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% | 18.2% | |
No. return options | 1.25 | 1.11 | 1.37 | 0.84 | 1.08 | 1.25 | |
Scenario 3 Return trip (al least 24 h at destination) | O-D pairs | 2496 | 2531 | 3018 | 587 | 12,184 | 20,816 |
% O-D linked | 74.1% | 90.4% | 79.4% | 60.6% | 65.8% | 70.7% | |
No. return options | 8.87 | 7.87 | 12.60 | 6.47 | 3.70 | 8.87 | |
Scenario 4 Return trip (at least 24 h at destination) – same carriers | O-D pairs | 2427 | 2519 | 2982 | 568 | 10,096 | 18,592 |
% O-D linked | 72.1% | 90.0% | 78.4% | 58.6% | 54.5% | 63.1% | |
No. return options | 5.13 | 2.35 | 8.65 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.13 |