Author/Authors :
Kazemi Asfe، Meysam نويسنده Industrial Engineering Group, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran , , Jangi Zehi، Majid نويسنده Member of Young Researchers Club, Computer Group, Khash Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khash, Iran , , Shahiki Tash ، Mohammad Nabi نويسنده Economic Group, University of Sistan and Blouchestan, Zahedan, Iran , , Yaghoubi، Noor Mohammad نويسنده Management Group, University of Sistan and Blouchestan, Zahedan, Iran ,
Abstract :
Flight interruption is one of the most important issues in today’s airline industry. Every year, most airlines spend significant amount of money to compensate flight delays. Therefore, it is important to detect important factors influencing on flight delays. This paper presents an empirical investigation to determine important factors on this issue. The study also asks some decision makers to make pairwise comparison and ranks various factors using the art of analytical hierarchy process. The study determines that technical defects and delayed entry were among the most important factors to blame for flight delays. In addition, announcing the postponement, replacement aircraft and path replacement are among the most important decisions facing managers in the aviation industry during the disruption of the flight.