Why this option
- •Avoids aircraft swap logistics
- •Crew pairing remains intact
- •Maintenance finishes on N12345 before departure
- •81% of connections still protected
- •Increases outbound bank pressure at LAX
What changes
| Aircraft | N12345 | → N12345 |
| DL123 | 14:25 | → 16:35 |
| Crew | As scheduled | → As scheduled |
Downstream impact
N12345
Before
DL123 → DL456 → DL789
After
DL123 +2h10m → DL456 delayed → DL789 delayed
Downstream ATL evening bank absorbs secondary delays.
Visual timeline
N12345
ATL
12:0014:0016:0018:0020:00
Maintenance
DL123
Snapshot
- Estimated cost
- $61K
- Recovery time
- 2h 10m
- Connections protected
- 81%
- Passenger impact
- MEDIUM
- Crew impact
- LOW
Passenger impact
- Passengers
- 184
- Connections
- 73
- Protected
- 149
- At risk
- 35
- Misconnects
- 35
- Alternative
- Hold at LAX for late bank
- Est. additional delay
- 2h 10m
Passenger Protection23 / 30
Aircraft Preservation18 / 20
Crew Preservation18 / 20
Maintenance14 / 15
Schedule Integrity7 / 10
Cost4 / 5
Total84 / 100
Using current priorities (passenger 30%, aircraft 20%, …)
Constraint checks
- ✓ Crew qualified for aircraft
- ✓ Airport compatible
- ✓ MEL allows operation after repair
- ✓ Maintenance completes before departure
- ✓ Crew within legal duty limit