The Design of Airline Route Networks

Writing by Sam Denby, Tristan Purdy, and Christine Benedetti Editing by Alexander Williard Animation by Austin Glass, Derek Brown, Kate Ermolenko, Gabriel Ferreras, Sara Stoltman Sound by Manni Simon and Dony Bullen Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Airline network visualizations courtesy and used with the permission of FlightConnections.com References

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