Transportation applications of simulation: simulation reduces airline misconnections: a case study
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
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This paper describes a recently completed project involving the development of simulation models for the new international terminal at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. The simulation models helped evaluate the passenger and aircraft flow from the terminal entrance to boarding; identify the system bottlenecks as well as the system capacities. The models have also been used for operations planning, training and the demonstration of terminal activities.Since the overall objective of the project was to validation of the terminal design, the models included major passenger, aircraft, and baggage flow activities. The following project steps were conducted to achieve the overall goals:1. Developed a dynamic-stochastic simulation model and an Excel Driven User Interface to analyze the new International Terminal at Istanbul Ataturk Airport and identify the service bottlenecks. (The model was developed using ProModel).2. Conducted experiments with the model in order to understand and evaluate the system performance.3. Identified the system bottlenecks and recommended solutions to eliminate those bottlenecks and increase airport capacity and service levels.4. Conducted training sessions for the TAV staff for continuous use of the models.The results showed that the new terminal is capable of serving the planned passenger capacity per year. The new terminal has more than enough capacity for the peak hours of the day and/or peak days of the year.The analysis also demonstrated that the daily flight schedule and gate-allocations are very important in maximizing the system performance.