Abstract:
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The Master Thesis "Multi-modal substitution in airline recovery operations.
ASIANA crash case study" offers a detailed view of the consequences of ASIANA
crash in the network, and proposes the implementation of an inter-modal rerouting
of the diverted passangers in order to enhance a faster and cost-effective recovery
from the disruption.
The thesis is introduced by a description of the research project in which this
study is circumscribed, as well as the data sources. Then, Chapter 2 presents
the ASIANA crash factual summary, along with the impact of the crash in the
schedules during the following days. Chapter 3 shows an estimated cost evaluation
of the crash impact on schedules, followed by the argumentation in Chapter 4 of
the research motivations.
Once the research focus is narrowed, Chapter 5 discusses in detail all the issues
related to the implementation of inter-modal operations in the airline industry.
The chapter starts explaining the state-of-the-art of inter-modal operations in the
airline industry, then assesses the two possibilities of implementation of an intermodal
rerouting to SFO, and finally discusses secondary aspects of inter-modal
operations, such as safety issues, motor-coaches service handling or how passengers
may respond to an inter-modal rerouting.
After discussing how an inter-modal rerouting should be operated for ASIANA
crash case, Chapter 6 offers a mathematical model to optimise the rerouting costs
by applying inter-modal substitution of diverted flights, and Chapter 7 shows the
model implementation over the busiest airports involved in the diversions triggered
by Asiana Crash, computing the results and comparing them to non-inter-modal
reroutings.
The thesis is closed extracting the conclusions of the implementations, and
offering possibilities for further research in this field. |