Case Study: Southwest Airlines Achieves Greater Schedule Reliability with Optym's SkySYM

Southwest Airlines improves on-time performance by up to 5% with Optym

Southwest Airlines, one of the world's largest airlines, faced the challenge of predicting schedule reliability and operational KPIs during its flight planning phase. The airline partnered with Optym to develop a software solution that could identify critical flights affecting on-time performance without impacting profitability.

Optym developed SkySYM, a simulation-guided optimization system that acts as a digital twin of Southwest's operations. The solution achieved 98% accuracy in predicting KPIs and improved on-time performance by up to 5%, saving the airline tens of millions of dollars in operational costs annually.

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