Flight Optimal Frequency of Some Airline Network Design

Abstract

To maximize profit, every airlines has special strategics. One of the strategics is to find the flight optimal frequency. This manuscript explains about how to determine the flight optimal frequency of direct network, hub and spoke network, subtour network, and tour network. Flight frequency optimal is determinated by minimizing a total cost which is sum of the cost that connect with the airline operational. In this manuscript simulation is done by assuming that airline service flight to six cities with 1000 miles of radius. If there are 50 demands for transit on each cities every day and airline costs are given, the optimal flight frequency for each network would be two flights for direct network, five flights for hub and spoke network, and three flights for tour network.