IB Geography class: New jets help passengers avoid congestion at hub airports

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• Leisure, tourism and sport

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New jets help passengers avoid congestion at hub airports

• Identify the percentage of passengers flying directly to destinations among the world’s ten busiest international airports in 2022

• Outline the technological advancements that have enabled smaller, single-aisle jets to fly longer distances

• Suggest reasons why some passengers are avoiding major hub airports since the Covid-19 pandemic

• Discuss the role of economic and social factors in driving changes to the traditional hub-and-spoke airport model

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com