Local, Behind, Beyond, and Bridge Traffic

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In airline network planning and passenger booking data analysis, traffic can be categorized as:

 

 	Local Traffic: Passengers whose journey starts and ends strictly on that single, specific flight segment (e.g., New York → London on the JFK - LHR flight).

 

 	Behind Traffic: Passengers who connect from an feeder airport before the main route (e.g., Flying Atlanta → New York → London, where Atlanta to New York is the "behind" feeder leg).

 

 	Beyond Traffic: Passengers who connect to a destination airport after the main route (e.g., Flying New York → London → Paris, where London to Paris is the "beyond" onward leg).

 

 	Bridge Traffic: Passengers who utilize connections on both ends of the primary hub-to-hub flight (e.g., Flying Atlanta → New York → London → Paris).