A model for the door-to-airport passenger transportation problem

Abstract

This paper addresses Door-to-Airport Passenger Transportation Problem (DAPTP) in flight ticket sales companies in China, where passengers call free-get-to-airport-ride service a few days in advance to schedule a ride. The problem is formulated under the framework of the fleet size and mix vehicle routing problem with time windows (FSMVRPTW). A mixed integer programming model is presented, and service quality is factored in constraints, by introducing passenger satisfaction degree functions that consider time window and ride time. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.