A MODEL TO SOLVE EN ROUTE AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT PROBLEM : A TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CASE

ABSTRACT: The paper considers the air traffic Flow Management Problem (FMP) for an airspace case. In this case temporal and alternative spatial solutions are allowed, i.e. both ground holds and re−routing (as well as combination of the two). The formulation of a general model is proposed and developed into a BIP−based model. Solutions are obtained using LP supplemented by a heuristic method (developed earlier). Some experimental results are shown as well.