Originally Posted by
Asturias56
People don't like hubs and they don't like changing planes - direct, point-to-point is what they want
What the airlines offer is a lower cost to get them to use hubs such as LHR or Dubai
I like hubs even a 24ish hour transfer in Singapore is no problem.
What I hate is being stuck in cattle for greater than about 2.5 hours.
Darwin as a hub, great for 6 months of the year - not so much fun landing then waiting on the apron for 15-20 mins for the lightning to have a break, before going to the gate.