Naslov
The impact of seasonality on efficient airport capacity utilization

Autori
Grbčić, Ana ; Hess, Svjetlana ; Hess, Mirano ; Krljan, Tomislav

Izvornik
Pomorstvo : scientific journal of maritime research (1332-0718) 35 (2021), 2; 215-223

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Airport ; Capacity utilization ; Level of service ; Queuing theory ; Seasonality

Sažetak
The major cause of under-capacity or overcapacity at smaller airports is seasonality. Such airports are finding it difficult to determine the capacity to meet the demand and adequately handle assengers in both high and low season. If the capacity is not optimally defined, excessive congestions and waiting times occur, resulting in lower service quality. Airports greatly benefit from capacity utilization analysis in terms of more accurate planning, designing, and adjusting capacity to the current demand in order to encourage further development as well as to reduce additional costs. Using queuing theory, this paper aims to answer the following question: is the passenger capacity at Rijeka International Airport (Croatia)optimally determined to meet the demand promptly, both in high and low season, without causing excessive congestions and waiting times. The results obtained indicate the occurrence of overcapacity since high season demand can be well served, even with reduced capacity used in the low season when demand is significantly lower.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tehnologija prometa i transport

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