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brooklynite

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9. Correct; they were one of the originators of the hub-and-spoke system

Reply to Sheldon Cooper (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 01:02 PM

Jun 2013

Inconvenient for passengers, but very efficient for the airline. All their ground staff could be located in one area (they didn't keep staff at outlying cities; the air staff would get off the plane and handle everything) and they could maximize loads.

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PeoplExpress signs deal to get off the ground [View all] brooklynite Jun 2013 OP

Didn't they fold up the last time due to some plane crashes? itsrobert Jun 2013 #1

No, they never had an accident. They just took on too much debt The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2013 #2

In their later years, they did a lot of expansion.... brooklynite Jun 2013 #5

Nope, it was bought up by Continental in 1987 Capt.Rocky300 Jun 2013 #3

I hope Frank Lorenzo isn't on board. DemoTex Jun 2013 #4

I also seem to remember that Daddy Bush..... Capt.Rocky300 Jun 2013 #6

I guess they're saving money by dropping Es. nt valerief Jun 2013 #7

I remember flying on People's back in the early 80s. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #8

Correct; they were one of the originators of the hub-and-spoke system brooklynite Jun 2013 #9

Yup, my husband got stuck in Newark once ... frazzled Jun 2013 #10

Yeah..... sdfernando Jun 2013 #11