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D5 Annex WP 7: ETIS DATABASE METHODOLOGY AND DATABASE USER
MANUAL – PASSENGER TRANSPORT SUPPLY
Method variable V14 r flight routing, consisting of k, none to
two m and l
EUROCONTROL, OAG
network model air
Remarks concerning method
variable computation
Flight time (F kl ) is preferably to be calculated in a network model air using EUROCONTROL flight data, as flight
times from software, which is distributed commercially (like OAG, Hafas), does not take in account any charter
services (e. g. to holiday destinations, but just information of scheduled services.
The route choice model handling air transport should not just focus on shortest path, as – increasing with the travel
distance – the number of possible routings a traveller can choose rises significantly and other attributes of air travel like
frequency and price severely influence the consumers choice. E . g. A business traveller would hardly opt for a nonstop
tourist flight offering the shortest travel time , due to starting from an airport very close to the travel of the
travellers origin of travel, if such a flight is offered just once a week. On the other hand a non­business traveller might
prefer such a flight, instead of using a transfer connection, which is offered three times per day but a significant higher
tariff.
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