Analyzing airlines potential cost savings when reducing delays in international air traffic

Abstract

This paper focuses on airlines most important cost drivers being influenced by changes in delay. It does not deal with any passenger or national economy related costs arising if flight operations are delayed. Actual delay statistics of Europe’s lead-ing hub airports offer the basis for the calculation of the potential benefit that may arise if delays could be reduced marginally. Depending on the airport and accordingly its aircraft mix, movements per year and further characteristics, intervals of potential savings can be assessed respectively.