THE FEASIBILITY OF ALTERNATIVE HUBBING IN THE CASE OF A MAJOR SCHEDULE DISTURBANCE: A CASE STUDY USING AUSTIN AS A RELIEVER-HUB FOR DALLAS/FT. WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Alternative strategies are evaluated to reassign and optimize airport and airline schedules when experiencing a disruptive disturbance at a major hub airport and still maintain a reasonable service. One such option is to temporarily use a nearby airport to act as a connecting hub, which can help reduce delays caused by the major hub's closure. This airport would be known as a "reliever hub". Another option is a scheme referred to as a floating hub concept whereby connecting aircraft would over-fly the hub and differently sized aircraft are dynamically swapped onto alternative routings throughout the system enabling passengers to connect through alternative hubs. A Network flow approach is used for the schedule allocation and to quantify the costs of the various operating strategies using the case of the new Austin Bergstrom International Airport as a reliever hub for Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 95-119

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00768207
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0784403511
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 24 1999 12:00AM