Title: A micro-simulation approach for Airline Competition Analysis and Demand Modelling

Authors: Ahmed Abdelghany, Khaled Abdelghany

Addresses: College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA. ' Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750335, Dallas, TX 75275-0335, USA

Abstract: This paper presents a modelling framework for Airline Competition Analysis and Demand Modelling (ACADM). The framework adopts a micro-simulation approach in which airline service capacity and passenger demand are represented at the finest disaggregate level. The main contribution of this modelling framework is that it simultaneously considers primary factors that affect air-carrier competition. These factors include schedule attractiveness, seat inventory control, code share agreements and ticket distribution strategies. Preliminary validation experiments in the US domestic markets show that the model replicates real-world competition scenarios with acceptable accuracy.

Keywords: airline competition; revenue management; discrete choice models; simulation; ticket distribution; demand modelling; airline service capacity; passenger demand; airlines; schedule attractiveness; seat inventory control; code share agreements; USA; United States.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRM.2008.020626

International Journal of Revenue Management, 2008 Vol.2 No.3, pp.287 - 306

Published online: 05 Oct 2008 *

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