09 - Air Transport System Efficiency
PROBING AND MODELING LARGE-SCALE AIRLINE NETWORK DISRUPTIONS: 2022 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SCHEDULING CRISIS
M. Peng¹, A. Kamat¹, V. Tran, Harvard University, United States; C. Dawson², C. Fan², M.Z. Li¹; ¹University of Michigan, United States ;²Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Large-scale airline disruptions result in large financial losses, along with passenger dissatisfaction and environmental impacts. We extract data-driven insights regarding the Southwest Airlines December 2022 disruption, using agent-based modeling and probabilistic programming approaches. Our work will be helpful for airline and air traffic control stakeholders during decision-making processes.