SOSTA: an effective model for the Simultaneous Optimisation of airport SloT Allocation

Paola Pellegrini (1) , Tatjana Bolic (2) , Lorenzo Castelli (2) , Raffaele Pesenti (3)

1 IFSTTAR/COSYS/LEOST - Laboratoire Électronique Ondes et Signaux pour les Transports
2 Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura [Trieste]
3 Dipartimento di Management [Venezia]

In this paper, we propose SOSTA, an integer linear programming model for optimisation of the airport slot allocation process on the European scale. The main contribution of SOSTA is the simultaneous allocation of slots at all Europan airports, while applying the existing regulation and practices. Additionally, SOSTA considers aircraft rotations through the turnaround time constraints, which is another novel contribution. In an experimental analysis based on real data, we show the benefits of the simultaneous allocation, and the flexibility and capabilities of SOSTA, along with the extremely good computational performance.

Mots clés: AIRPORT SLOT ALLOCATION; AIR TRANSPORT; INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; GRANDFATHER RIGHTS; CASE-STUDY; CAPACITY-DEMAND IMBALANCES

Mots clés: TRANSPORT AERIEN; OPTIMISATION; AEROPORT; GESTION DU TRAFIC; PROGRAMMATION; CAPACITE

Domaines: Optimisation et contrôle [math.OC]

Paola Pellegrini, Tatjana Bolic, Lorenzo Castelli, Raffaele Pesenti. SOSTA: an effective model for the Simultaneous Optimisation of airport SloT Allocation. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2017, 99, p34-53. ⟨10.1016/j.tre.2016.12.006⟩. ⟨hal-01466699⟩