So, I have an airline based at Heathrow, and I have bases in the other larger UK airports. I just opened up a base in Madrid even though it's not in my home country like it says it has to be.
This got me confused...
Then I noticed that I couldn't fly anywhere but the UK from Madrid.
Even more confused
Then this is the part that really got me:
I then opened up a base in Rome, and found out I was able to fly between Rome and Madrid. I also found out I could fly between Rome and Frankfurt (Which is not one of my hubs)... What????
I leased 5 gates in Beijing, and found out that I COULDN'T open a hub in Beijing, although I did everything the same way as Madrid and Rome I also figured out that I couldn't fly from Rome to Beijing.
I currently have no Idea what the exact perameters for hubs in outside countries. An opposing airline I saw has many bases situated All over Europe, although it's a Spanish airline.
My only theory is that the EU counts as "One country" when it comes to hubs, but you can only fly within the EU outside of your home country.
Am I even close? Let me know!