Timeline for What makes an airline "regional" and why is there a distinct branding for those?
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| Jan 29 at 9:44 | comment | added | user138870 | Besides the point that you don't necessarily need a single ticket (as I've mentioned many times, airlines here interline well and you can have 2 tickets and still check in your luggage all the way through), that's exactly what airlines like KA and CX, or Jin Air/KAL, Air Busan/Asiana do/did. Blangladesh/India/Pakistan<>HKG on KA, HKG<>ICN on CX for example. There used to be one afternoon HKG>ICN that used to be full of Greater India people. | |
| Jan 29 at 9:33 | comment | added | jcaron | In most places "regional" affiliates (whether in-house or external) are used to provide connections to the smaller places from the hubs of the main airline. They are also known as "feeder" airlines. They just wouldn't exist (at least under that brand) if you couldn't buy a through-ticket combining a regional/feeder flight and a longer-haul flight. | |
| Jan 29 at 9:28 | comment | added | user138870 | @jcaron they are indeed LCC (Except KA), but their role is basically to be a regional airline for the parent co. Jin Air goes to HKG, but not CDG. Etc. | |
| Jan 29 at 8:47 | comment | added | jcaron | I believe many of those you reference are actually LCC competitors rather than the traditional “regional” (feeder) airlines. So they’re close to Transavia for Air France-KLM or Easywings for Lufthansa. While there are things in common (cheaper staff etc.) there is usually also a difference in product, and they are usually not sold as connecting flights for long-haul flights if the “main” airline. | |
| Jan 29 at 2:51 | history | answered | user138870 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |