Transportation Dissertation
Title | Investigating Passenger Activities in Airport Terminals Using Dynamic Choice Models |
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Year | 2019 |
Degree | Master |
School | Department of Transportation and Logistics Management College of Management National Chiao Tung University |
Author | Yi-Shih Chung |
Summary | The research used the trajectory data and the questionnaire data to investigate passengers’ activities in airport terminals. The target passengers are those who used the international flight at Taipei Songshan Airport. The research used the dynamic choice model based on mixed logit model with panel data analysis and latent class model to exam how the time pressure, spatial design of the airport, activities conduted and boarding reminder will affect the activity choice of passengers in the airport terminal. Specifically, this research was able to measure the relationship between visibility attraction and the activity choice preference with the visisbility index. According to the modeling result of the latent class model, passengers using the international flight at Taipei Songshan Airport could be classify into two categories. According to the feature of each groups, this research was able to draft some management strategies to the airport. The airport could provide more suitable information to passengers consequently, and increase passengers’ positive experience in the airport terminal. |