hub-and-spoke
- n a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available
- Next month the hub-and-spoke airline is starting nonstop flights for $299 on routes like New York City to San Francisco.
- Larger carriers, meanwhile, are developing new hub-and-spoke systems too.
- Since then the hub-and-spoke carriers have retreated to their fortresses while beefing up their commuter-feeder operations.