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The aim is to enhance operational efficiency by minimizing disruptions during flight operations.

February 2, 2026

Decision Support for Schedule Recovery at Lufthansa Group Airlines

TDToby O. DaviesGoogle (United States)DDDaniel DuqueGoogle (United States)EMEmily MastenGoogle (United States)

Key Points

The aim is to enhance operational efficiency by minimizing disruptions during flight operations.
Development of the Operations Decision Support Suite by Lufthansa and Google.
Optimization of aircraft, crew, and passenger itineraries.
Implementation in daily operations by Swiss International Airlines.
EUR 12 million and 14 kilotons of CO2 saved so far.
Projected annual savings of EUR 30 million and 50 kilotons of CO2 when fully deployed.
Usage across all Lufthansa Group airlines.

Abstract

The Operations Decision Support Suite, developed by Lufthansa and Google, jointly optimizes aircraft, crew, and passenger itineraries to ensure that disruptions such as flight delays are mitigated smoothly. The service is in daily use by Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Airlines, with EUR 12 million and 14 kilotons of CO 2 already saved. It is currently being deployed to all airlines in the Lufthansa Group and is on track to save EUR 30 million and 50 kilotons of CO 2 annually.

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Davies et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fe13c1c9540dea80fe2d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2025.0296

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