Optimizing flight equencing and gate assignment considering terminal configuration and walking time

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2020

Abstract

Operating airline hub-and-spoke networks (HSN) rather than direct flights among city pairs may significantly reduce supplier cost; however, passengers' travel time may significantly increase due to increased transfer and in-flight time. The costs considered in this study are hub-related and incurred by passengers and aircraft (i.e., passenger transfer, flight dwelling, and gate occupancy). The objective is to minimize the total cost by optimizing flight sequence (i.e., arrivals and departures) and gate assignment, while considering transfer speed, transfer demand, flight size, gate size and terminal configuration. A real-world HSN whose hub airport (HA) is located at Xianyang International Airport (XIY) in Xi'an, China is analyzed. The optimized solutions and their relations to various model parameters are explored.

Identifier

85083442021 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Air Transport Management

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101816

ISSN

09696997

Volume

86

Grant

300102228204

Fund Ref

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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