Research Article

A Hybrid Framework for Real-Time Dispatching of Airline Unit Load Devices under Demand Variations

Table 1

An example with stages 1 and 3 and ODs 1⟶3 and 1⟶4.

ODOD 1⟶ 3OD 1⟶ 4OD 1⟶ 3
Flight time2 hours6 hours2 hours
AirlineStudied airlineOther airlinesStudied airlineOther airlinesStudied airlineOther airlines
FlightFlight 1Flight 2Flight AFlight 3Flight 4Flight BFlight 5Flight C
Departure time08:0009:0008:3010:3011:0010:0014:0014:30
Arrival time10:0011:0010:3016:3017:0016:0016:0016:30
StageDeparture and arrival in stage 1(i) Across stages 1 to 3
(ii) Departure in stage 1
(iii) Arrival in stage 3
Departure and arrival in stage 3