Estimating the costs for the airport operator and airlines of a drone-related shutdown: an application to Frankfurt international airport

dc.contributor.authorWendt, Philippe
dc.contributor.authorVoltes-Dorta, Augusto
dc.contributor.authorSuau-Sanchez, Pere
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-10T09:47:59Z
dc.date.available2020-09-10T09:47:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-08
dc.description.abstractCommercially-acquired drones threaten airport operations due to limited knowledge of airspace safety regulations or deliberate action by drone operators. This study aims to determine whether the investment cost of a drone-defence system can be justified in relation to the financial cost of a drone-related shutdown. To that end, a case study of Frankfurt Airport is carried out with simulations of different disruptions during a peak-activity period similar to the 2018 Gatwick drone incident. With data on passenger traffic and airline schedules, we developed a passenger recovery algorithm to determine the amount of delays caused by the disruptions and the costs for the airport operator and the airlines. Results show that the investment in a drone-defence system is offset by the costs of a 48-h continued closure or several smaller closures, but since the largest share of costs is borne by the airlines, investments should be shared between both stakeholdersen_UK
dc.identifier.citationWendt P, Voltes-Dorta, Suau-Sanchez P. (2020) Estimating the costs for the airport operator and airlines of a drone-related shutdown: an application to Frankfurt international airport. Journal of Transportation Security, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2020, pp. 93-116en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1938-7741
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12198-020-00212-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15778
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectPassenger recoveryen_UK
dc.subjectCost estimationen_UK
dc.subjectAirport closureen_UK
dc.subjectDrone attacken_UK
dc.titleEstimating the costs for the airport operator and airlines of a drone-related shutdown: an application to Frankfurt international airporten_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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