Abstract
With the introduction of New Large Aircraft (NLA), this paper investigates the operational compatibility of existing passenger processing facilities at international airport terminals. The introduction of the NLA is believed to have major impacts on existing airport facilities, due to its greater dimension and higher seat capacity. The impacts on airside planning and design have been extensively studied in recent years. The terminal landside related issues are still less studied, however, because of the uncertain operating characteristics of the NLA. This paper uses an integrated simulation method to evaluate the potential impacts on the operation performance of primary processing facilities. The method utilizes scenario analysis in a before and after context, and attempts to analyze the impacts under current uncertainty regarding the operating characteristics of the NLA and its market share. This method assists airport operators to examine the potential bottlenecks in the terminal and to evaluate operations. Essentially, this paper focuses on the analysis of arriving passenger flows. Major impacts at the baggage claim system are discussed in this paper. With respect to the evaluation of related operational strategies, the simulation results demonstrate that providing the gates for NLA operations only will be an efficient strategy to accommodate NLA introduction.
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