Research Article

Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network

Volume: 18 Number: 2 June 30, 2017
Emre Koyuncu , Barış Başpınar
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Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the effect of local disturbances in European airports over the global delay characteristics of the air traffic network with and without ground holding program. First, the historical air traffic data is used for analyzing the busiest European airports. Then, network models are constructed in order to simulate balancing the demand and capacity and delay propagation across the network under disruptive events. These models, which are stochastic Queuing Network Models (QNM), are used to run in different scenarios where the capacities of airports are reduced to simulate local disturbances (e.g. heavy rain in the airport areas, air traffic controller strikes, etc.). The impact of a local capacity reduction in the airports to the European network are analyzed, and performances of these models, with and without ground holding implementation (i.e. QNM and QNM-GH), are compared.

Keywords

Air Transportation,Air Traffic Modelling and Simulation,Demand and Capacity Balancing

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APA
Koyuncu, E., & Başpınar, B. (2017). Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network. Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology A - Applied Sciences and Engineering, 18(2), 360-374. https://doi.org/10.18038/aubtda.268872
AMA
1.Koyuncu E, Başpınar B. Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network. AUJST-A. 2017;18(2):360-374. doi:10.18038/aubtda.268872
Chicago
Koyuncu, Emre, and Barış Başpınar. 2017. “Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network”. Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology A - Applied Sciences and Engineering 18 (2): 360-74. https://doi.org/10.18038/aubtda.268872.
EndNote
Koyuncu E, Başpınar B (June 1, 2017) Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network. Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology A - Applied Sciences and Engineering 18 2 360–374.
IEEE
[1]E. Koyuncu and B. Başpınar, “Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network”, AUJST-A, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 360–374, June 2017, doi: 10.18038/aubtda.268872.
ISNAD
Koyuncu, Emre - Başpınar, Barış. “Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network”. Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology A - Applied Sciences and Engineering 18/2 (June 1, 2017): 360-374. https://doi.org/10.18038/aubtda.268872.
JAMA
1.Koyuncu E, Başpınar B. Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network. AUJST-A. 2017;18:360–374.
MLA
Koyuncu, Emre, and Barış Başpınar. “Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network”. Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology A - Applied Sciences and Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 360-74, doi:10.18038/aubtda.268872.
Vancouver
1.Emre Koyuncu, Barış Başpınar. Demand and Capacity Balancing Through Probabilistic Queuing Theory and Ground Holding Program for European Air Transportation Network. AUJST-A. 2017 Jun. 1;18(2):360-74. doi:10.18038/aubtda.268872