Introduction
In minutes, the automated solution for Flight Schedule Management & Seasonal Planning provides you a full overview of the airport slot availability and shows you the impact of new or changed slot requests on your entire operation – from check-in to security, baggage, immigration, stand/gate availability, and more.
The Business Challenge
At Calgary Airport the slot coordinators were faced with several challenges caused by an outdated slot coordination process. The main challenge was many manual processes which, combined with many incoming slot requests, took far more time to process than the time available.
Due to the vast number of manual processes, the airport was reliant on a single individual to handle the slot coordination making it difficult to cover vacation periods, and increasing the risk to the operation, if that individual decided to leave. To cope with the lack of time to handle the many slot requests, the airport was forced to focus on peak weeks when considering their capacity availability. In turn, that increased their risk of turning away flights, which could have fit the schedule.
The Result
The solution delivered by software companies Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq automatically translates airline slot request messages into a flight schedule and then evaluates resource availability using proven optimization methods. Through this, impact across the whole airport operation is assessed. Where operational challenges surface, changes to the allocations/plans can be made swiftly to understand if a few operational changes can make the flight fit. The airport can then make informed decisions on the best feedback to a slot request which is then automatically sent to the airline in an SSIM message.
The automated solution creates an efficient workflow that makes you capable of evaluating slot requests in less time, considering more input variables, and looking across the whole season – ultimately allowing you to accept more flights in less time.
The new solution for Flight Schedule Management and Seasonal Planning is based on Copenhagen Optimization’s software solution Better Airport® and Azinq’s software solution Airport Hive®.
Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq Products Adopted by YYC Calgary
Client Feedback
“The Calgary Airport Authority has been able to automate and streamline YYC Calgary International Airport’s seasonal planning processes and resource analysis because of our partnership with Copenhagen Optimization and Azinq. Previously we were limited to planning week-by-week and can now plan an entire season, saving time and enhancing planning efficiencies,” said Cathy Gray, Manager – Operational Resources, The Calgary Airport Authority.
