Optimizing the slot allocation on a network of airports
Abstract
In this work, we introduce SOSTA for the Simultaneous Optimization of the SloT Allocation for a network of airports. Currently, twice a year, each main airport allocates its slots and then, at a IATA conference, negotiations and slot exchanges alleviate the possible mismatch between requests and allocations. By reproducing the current regulations and best practice, SOSTA allows the slot allocation for an entire network of airports. Using real data, our experimental analysis shows that SOSTA can deal with all the European airports within a good computational time. Moreover, it can be used as a scenario analysis tool to assess the impact of difference policies, as for example the elimination of grandfather rights.