METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORIGIN-DESTINATION PASSENGER DEMAND FORECAST INFERENCE

Application 651/KOLNP/2004 published 2006-04-28, filed 2004-05-19
An airline origin-destination revenue management software system supports decisions to accept or deny request for booking on airline seats by comparing the fare for the request with a minimum acceptable fare predetermined by the system. In order to determine the minimum acceptable fare, the system typically solves an optimization problem that takes as input the airline's flight network schedule, fares and forecasted passenger demands for all products available for booking on the airline's flight network, and available capacity on each of the airline's scheduled flights. (FIG.1).

Applicant

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,
1030 DELTA BOULEVARD, ATLANTA, GA 30320, USA.

Inventor

LIM ALVIN BLANKENBAKER JOHN DAVID ANDREW

International Info

Classification: G06Q10/00
Publication Number: WO 03/052550
Application Date: 2002-12-11

Priority Information

60/341,442 USA 2001-12-14
10/303,556 USA 2002-12-06