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Flight Schedule Recovery: A Simulation-Based Approach

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  • Derui Wang

    (School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China)

  • Yanfeng Wu

    (Institute of Finance, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Jiangxi 330013, P. R. China)

  • Jian-Qiang Hu

    (School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China)

  • Miaomiao Liu

    (School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China)

  • Peiwen Yu

    (School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China)

  • Cheng Zhang

    (School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China)

  • Yan Wu

    (China Eastern Technology Application Research and Development Center Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201700, P. R. China)

Abstract

In this paper, we report our work on the flight recovery problem for China Eastern Airlines. Traditionally, the flight recovery problem is often modeled as an integer or mixed integer linear programming problem. However, such a model cannot take many complex constraints and uncertainties in real applications. Furthermore, we have found solutions obtained based on such a model difficult to implement in their existing operations, as in the case of CEA. Therefore, we propose a simulation-based approach, which works well with their existing operations. Our work demonstrates the potentials of simulation based methods in the study of the flight recovery problem, and possibly other similar problems.

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  • Derui Wang & Yanfeng Wu & Jian-Qiang Hu & Miaomiao Liu & Peiwen Yu & Cheng Zhang & Yan Wu, 2019. "Flight Schedule Recovery: A Simulation-Based Approach," Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 36(06), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:apjorx:v:36:y:2019:i:06:n:s0217595919400104
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217595919400104
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