A study of the airline boarding problem

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 197-204

  Nyquist, David C ^a   McFadden, Kathleen L ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline boarding process; Airline efficiency; Airline operations; Airplane turn time

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 45849147685     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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