Slot misuse phenomena in capacity-constrained airports with seasonal demand: The Greek experience

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 790-806

  Katsaros, Athanasios ^a   Psaraki, Voula ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

aircraft delay; airport congestion; airport slot; slot allocation deviation; slot coordination; slot misuse

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL; AIRPORT CONGESTION; AIRPORT SYSTEMS; CAPACITY UTILIZATION; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; PEAK PERIOD; REGIONAL AIRPORT; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SEASONAL DEMANDS; SLOT ALLOCATION; SLOT COORDINATION; SLOT MISUSE;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

AIRPORTS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; ARRIVAL TIME; BENCHMARKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

GREECE;

EID: 84870525116     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: 10290354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2012.701808     Document Type: Article

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