Planning system for multimodal travel

A method for planning multimodal transport, the method comprising a computer system:

• receiving a planning request in a user input from a human machine interface for the multimodal transport from a first location to a second location;
• determining a set of candidate routes that is customized for a set of customization parameters using the first location, the second location, wherein a candidate route in the set of candidate routes comprises a first leg from the first location to a first vertiport via a first modality, a second leg for a passenger air vehicle to travel from the first vertiport to a second vertiport using an air modality, and a third leg from the second vertiport to the second location using a second modality;
• assigning and placing on hold a set of resources for legs comprising the set of candidate routes when the set of candidate routes is created;
• receiving a user input selecting the candidate route to form a route for the multimodal transport;
• and
• releasing from hold a set of resources for legs in unselected candidate routes when the candidate route is selected to form the route for the multimodal travel.

A multimodal planning system that comprises:

• a computer system that comprises a transportation manager configured to:
• receive a planning request for multimodal travel from a first location to a second location;
• determine a set of candidate routes for a passenger that is customized for a set of customization parameters based upon:
• the first location, the second location, and a set of passenger preferences, wherein a candidate route in the set of candidate routes comprises a first leg from the first location to a first vertiport via a first modality, a second leg for a passenger air vehicle to travel from the first vertiport to a second vertiport using an air modality, and a third leg from the second vertiport to the second location using a second modality;
• assign and place on hold resources for legs comprising the set of candidate routes when the set of candidate routes is created;
• select the candidate route in the set of candidate routes to form a route for the multimodal travel for the passenger when a user input is received selecting the candidate route;
• and
• release from hold, responsive to a selection of the candidate route, resources for legs in unselected candidate routes to form the route for the multimodal travel.

A multimodal planning system that comprises:

• a computer system that comprises a transportation manager configured to:
• receive a planning request from a user for multimodal transport from a first location to an second location;
• determine a set of candidate routes that is customized for a set of customization parameters based upon:
• the first location, the second location, and a set of user preferences, wherein a candidate route in the set of candidate routes comprises a first leg from the first location to a first vertiport via a first modality, a second leg for an aircraft to travel from the first vertiport to a second vertiport using an air modality, and a third leg from the second vertiport to the second location using a second modality;
• assign and place on hold resources for legs comprising the set of candidate routes when the set of candidate routes is created;
• receive a user input that selects the candidate route to form a route for the multimodal transport;
• and
• release from hold, responsive to a selection of the candidate route, resources for legs in unselected candidate routes to form the route for the multimodal travel.