Set up an efficient daily flight schedule that provides smooth delivery of passengers to each side Assume demand is constant over course of day Minimize number of planes used Flight time = 6 hours (including boarding, flight, deplaning, & cleaning) 250 passengers per flight.

5000 people/day: LA-NY (& vice-versa)

5000 people/day: LA-WDC (& vice-versa)

Create a daily flight schedule that has smooth regular flow at all 3 airports.

Assume best approach is batching into 250 person groups

Minimize number of airplanes/flights

More thorough analytical approach might calculate actual total cost of airplanes (purchase, maintenance, operations)

Then compare to any potential revenue gains by being able deliver passengers more regularly

But filling the flight seems like a reasonable simplifying assumption

Takt time:

1440 minutes (24 hours) to deliver 10,000 passengers a day

5k LA-NY vice versa [Assume 6 hour flight time]

5k LA-WDC vice Versa [Assume 6 hour flight time]