This disclosure relates to a system and method for computing and recommending optimal hold time for every flight of an airline to minimize passenger misconnects in airline operations. The method recommends an optimal hold time for a flight based on passenger and airline disutility. Passenger disutility is computed based on the delay to destination of some or all of the passengers, availability of alternate routes for the connecting passengers, and a passenger specific connection time for connecting passengers. Airline disutility is computed based on the arrival delay of the outbound flight and subsequent flights of the same physical aircraft, till the delay no-longer propagates and an operating cost to the airline such as rebooking cost, ground cost etc. Finally, the method introduces a business factor, bringing in airline specific flexibility, to combine passenger and airline disutility to form total disutility and recommends the optimal hold based on least value.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING PASSENGER MISCONNECTS IN AIRLINE OPERATIONS



    Publication date :

    2021-12-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA / G06N COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS , Rechnersysteme, basierend auf spezifischen Rechenmodellen / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES



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