Systems and methods for dispatching elevators

A method of operating a first elevator car of a plurality of elevator cars, comprising:

• moving the first elevator car toward a first destination location in response to a call from the first destination location;
• stopping the first elevator car at an intermediate location positioned prior to the first destination location, wherein the first elevator car receives one or more occupants from the intermediate location;
• determining an occupant capacity of the first elevator car is smaller than at least a second elevator car after the first elevator car stops at the intermediate location;
• and
• redirecting the first elevator car to a second destination location different from the first destination location such that the first elevator car does not stop at the first destination location.

A system for dispatching a first elevator car of a plurality of elevator cars, comprising:

• a counter device positioned in the first elevator car and configured to count a number of occupants in the first elevator car;
• and
• a dispatch controller operably coupled to the counter device such that the dispatch controller receives data indicative of the number of occupants in the first elevator car, wherein the dispatch controller is configured to:
• dispatch the first elevator car to pick up an occupant at a first destination location;
• determine the first elevator car stopped at an intermediate location prior to picking up the occupant at the first destination location;
• determine the number of occupants in the first elevator car, after stopping at the intermediate location, exceeds the number of occupants in at least a second elevator car;
• dispatch the first elevator car to a second destination location that is different than the first destination location;
• and
• dispatch the second elevator car to the first destination location to pick up the occupant.