Abstract
This article reviews concepts and issues relating to the definition, measurement and forecasting of peak passenger flows at airports, and outlines some recent work carried out by BAA plc, the owner and operator of several major airports in the UK.
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Abbreviations
- BHR:
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Busy Hour Rate
- SBR:
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Standard Busy Rate
- DFR:
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Design Flow Rate
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Matthews, L. Forecasting peak passenger flows at airports. Transportation 22, 55–72 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01151618
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