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To comply with security and airline protocol, air travelers should arrive at the airport well in advance of their flight. Without realizing the probability of adverse conditions at the time of the scheduled departure, they may experience inconvenient delays at the airport. Delays can be short and relatively easy to manage, or they can cause long hours of waiting in crowded airports. Flight delays can even cause forced overnight stays at local hotels or inside the terminal. Travelers could benefit from knowing the likelihood of a delay as it could help them prepare for the wait time. Can an app be developed that predicts the impact of weather on airplane departure times?
Purpose: This paper aims to present an application that shows, whether a plane will be delayed or not because of the current weather conditions. Our objective is to compare the current weather at the targeted cities and according to the gathered information to predict if the plane will have a delay or it will change its entire trajectory.
Design/methodology/approach: This article is based on a detailed analysis of airline industry and passenger’s writings concerning misinformation on a plane delay. The research contains comparison of current weather utilized with clouds, visibility, wind speed and lighting data as a parameters for this application. After establishing and reviewing all of these measures we inform passengers if it is possible for the plane to get delayed or not.
Findings: Analysis provided in this paper indicates that adopting this application as a method of weather prediction could provide passengers benefits in terms of a more accurate information about any possible delay or changed trajectory of their plane. Main advantages of HappyFlight application are: You will receive the probability of your flight being delayed based on many calculations we make about weather conditions, from over 9000 airports worldwide HappyFlight delivers the precise information you need wherever you need it. Practical implications: This article will give recommendations on decision making in conducting your flight, taking into the consideration actual weather conditions and associated risks of it.
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