Short-term passenger flow forecasting is an important component of transportation systems. The forecasting result can be applied to support transportation system operation and management such as operation planning and revenue management. In this paper, a divide-and-conquer method based on neural network and origin-destination (OD) matrix estimation is developed to forecast the short-term passen...

Limousine Services Ltd. (Airport Limousine), a subsidiary of Swire Travel, one of the largest and oldest travel management companies in Hong Kong and widely recognized as the leader in service quality in the local travel industry. Swire Travel has more than 50 years of history and is part of the 145-year old worldwide Swire group. The main business of Airport Limousine is a 24-hour luxury limou...

This paper describes a conceptual model intended to be applied in a general approach to the micro-simulation of hub airports terminals. The proposed methodology is illustrated with the development of a simulation model originally intended to help in the design of the new terminal at Barcelona International Airport. This model represents in detail, among many other elements, passengers’ flows in...

The article analyzes the relationship between level of airport service and their commercial performance. airports chosen for comparison are Pulkovo Airport, one largest in Russia (the second by area) fourth passenger traffic Russia, as well Denver International United States. study provides a brief description Airport gives quality assessments these airports, based on which main problems abovem...

Abstract The research examines the green practices and sustainable policy actions in airports. case study, airport of Thessaloniki, is located by seashore Thermaikos Gulf has been upgraded with a new terminal recently. We study how practices, eco friendly policies are accomplished this airport. Other airports their discussed. Further, we register polluting factors activities aiming to reduce fo...

Ride-share systems, which aim to bring together travelers with similar itineraries and time schedules, may provide significant societal and environmental benefits by reducing the number of cars used for personal travel and improving the utilization of available seat capacity. Effective and efficient optimization technology that matches drivers and riders in real-time is one of the necessary com...

Airport delays are a significant problem in the United States air transportation system. Between 1999 and 2000 the number of flights delayed increased by 20 percent despite only a 0.4% increase in total operations. Newark International Airport (EWR), one of New York City's primary airports, is one of the airports in the United States most impacted by delays. Newark had the highest percentage of...