With the massive number of airports scattered around the world and limited plane places especially in smaller airports, flights seen fo occur back to back as in each hour there’s a flight. How does this happen? How does a new airline fit in?
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Airports don’t set flights, airlines set flights.
Outside the USA, most airlines are government entities. The government of the given country operates the airline. In some cases they have privatized the operation of the airline but the government still owns it.
In the USA and some other countries, airlines are private-sector companies that are run for profit. Each airline will have its own business model for how to run its flights. For example, Southwest emphasizes keeping a plane flying as much as it can throughout the day. Many airlines use a hub-spoke model for routes, they build up most of their resources at their hubs and operate most of their flights either to a hub or originating from a hub.
In the USA, where airports are owned by governments, new airlines are permitted to establish operation at the airport. Existing airlines would be required to make adjustments to accommodate. If the existing airlines don’t comply then it would be illegal collusion that prevents competition. (However, the new airline doesn’t get to set the terms by itself – it might have to share a gate with another airline, it might have to start with just 1 or 2 flights daily, etc)
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