31.   The alliances seek to draw lucrative long-distance passengers through key European hub airports.

32.   The committee has not drafted any legislation dealing with the issue of hub airports.

33.   The hearing was called to examine both the lack of airline competition at hub airports and the United-U.S. Airways merger.

34.   The hub airport, greatly expanded in recent years, plays a decisive role as a corporate lure, they argue.

35.   The Justice Department is investigating whether established airlines, including American, are engaged in predatory prices at hub airports.

36.   The local economies at its two biggest hub airports, in Houston and Newark, remain relatively strong.

37.   Unlike the other major airlines, which concentrate their flying around hub airports, Southwest flies directly from city to city.

38.   Wolf told the committee that hub airports do not encourage anti-competitive practices, but instead foster competition from other airlines.

39.   You can opt to fly to the hub airports and rent a car from there.

40.   Increasingly, air passengers are looking for direct routes from city to city, instead of having to make connections at major hub airports like Denver or Chicago.