Highlights ► A new aircraft boarding model has been developed. ► A new aircraft boarding strategy (the third boarding strategy) has been proposed. ► The numerical results show that this model can reproduce many complex phenomena. ► The third boarding strategy is effective than the first and second ones.

    Abstract Aircraft boarding is a very complex process. In this paper, we propose a new aircraft boarding model with consideration of passengers’ individual properties. The model is then applied to explore the dynamic properties of passengers’ motions under three different aircraft boarding strategies including the random boarding strategy, the boarding strategy based on passenger’s seat serial number and individual properties. Our numerical results illustrate that overtaking, queue-jumping, seat conflict congestions and jams may occur under the first two boarding strategies, but these phenomena do not occur under the third boarding strategy. The results indicate that the third boarding strategy is more effective than the other two boarding strategies.


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    Title :

    An aircraft boarding model accounting for passengers’ individual properties


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2011-11-18


    Size :

    16 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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