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In most network planning tools available in the industry, demand is allocated on supply at a “static” level. In other words, only at the route and flight-sector levels. In contrast, NetworkPlanner ® allocates passengers dynamically, taking into account the entire system-wide network of the airline being tested as well as the system-wide networks all other airlines in the global schedules database. In this way, demand spill-and-recapture, route “cannibalisation”, codeshare implications, etc., are accurately and easily measured. This is done through NetworkPlanner®’s unique algorithm which finds the best solution for each and every passenger origin-destination itinerary world-wide.
Itinerary solutions are selected on the basis of a comprehensive set of QSI parameters. An itinerary solution can consist of a direct flight, an on-line one-or-multi-stop connection(s), an interline one-or multi-stop- connection(s), codeshare connections, etc. Market demand data is allocated across the entire global flight schedules database, and every single aircraft in the world is filled one aircraft seat at a time.
Each simulation results in a specific number of passengers that are allocated across all flights on a world-wide basis. As the solutions are itinerary based, origin-destination contributors for all flights can be determined. The traffic statistics are then filtered through revenue and cost processors which determine revenue, cost and profit at the flight, route and network levels. Every simulation run is schedule-specific. Hence, the impact on an airline’s profit which results from a change to the airline’s flight schedules or, indeed, a change to any of the competition’s flight schedules can be measured and compared against the base case (i.e. before the change).
NetworkPlanner® also has the added feature of containing two modes: airline mode and airport mode. Airline mode allows the user to run scenarios for one airline flying to any airport in the world. Airport mode allows the user to focus on one specific airport, with all airlines flying into and out of that one specific airport.
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