Airlines commonly manage disruptions caused by factors such as severe weather, staffing shortages, and technological outages, and may prioritize maintaining international services while reducing regional or domestic flights during capacity constraints, which can disproportionately affect smaller airports.
November 07, 2025
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general
Operational decisions during disruptions often preserve long-haul and international routes and scale back short-haul or regional services.
When reducing scheduled capacity, airlines commonly retain international services while cutting regional or short-haul routes, which can disproportionately affect smaller airports that rely on domestic and regional flights.
November 07, 2025
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temporal
Operational prioritization during capacity reductions and the typical impact on airport types.