But more than a third of travellers coming into Heathrow are transfer passengers, up from just 9% in the early 1990s...

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International transfer passengers who never leave the airport are useful to the airline industry, but they are of little wider economic value.

ECONOMIST: Business travel

Transit passengers will also be checked, as well as transfer passengers.

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According to Andrew Light of Salomon Smith Barney, an investment bank, it made sense to focus on profitable point-to-point business and full-fare economy traffic, rather than boost market share with transfer passengers flying on cheap tickets.

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As a result, the Edinburgh to Heathrow flight is no longer viable and the Edinburgh passengers transfer instead through another European airport.

ECONOMIST: Business travel

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Before then, elite status from one airline would likely be honored on the other and passengers would be able to transfer miles from one program to another.

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Translink has urged passengers to allow at least one hour transfer time when returning from the show to make onward bus and train connections.

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Crandall later converted and used deregulation to steamroll less nimble competitors with his efficient hub-and-spoke strategy, which feeds regional passengers into a central hub where they can transfer to other American flights.

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To solve this problem MTN is building a seamless network to tie onboard and on-shore systems together as part of a larger plan to enhance connectivity, regardless of where the passengers wishes to talk, text, or transfer data.

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