Lessons From Flybe - European Regional Airline Networks And Hub Access

One of the repeated comments regarding the recent near demise of UK regional airline Flybe was that it doesn’t have access to London Heathrow Airport. The lack of access to the primary hub airport in the UK means that too much of its traffic is simply carrying passengers back and forth on small routes and is not supplemented by traffic from the UK regions connecting at a hub and travelling onwards. While this is clearly problematic for Flybe, the lack of connectivity between regions and international air services, has also been bad for the UK.

Does a lack of hub access a common feature of regional airlines across Europe? Or, are there airlines which are making the sort of regional network that Flybe operates a success. OAG reviews Flybe and another 12 of Europe’s regional airlines, their route networks and hub access.

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