Ethiopian Airlines Flights Database Project

Welcome to the Ethiopian Airlines Flights Database Project repository! This project presents a relational database solution designed to manage mainly domestic flight operations, booking processes and a special student discount system.

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✨ Project Highlights

This database system aims to:

• Streamline Operations: Efficiently manage flight schedules, aircraft and passenger information. 🗓️
• Student-Centric Discounts: Integrate an ID-based discount system for university students, enhancing affordability. 💲
• Comprehensive Data Model: Provide a robust and normalized structure for all key airline entities, including Student, Passenger, Airline, Airport, Aircraft, Flights, Bookings, Discount, CrewMembers and CrewAssignment data. 🗄️

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📂 Repository Contents

• DB Airlines.sql: This SQL script contains the complete database schema (DDL statements for CREATE TABLE) and INSERT statements for populating tables with sample data and a set of advanced queries for data analysis and reporting. 🏗️
• Database Project.pdf: A detailed project report documenting the database design process, including:
  • Project objectives and scope. 🎯
  • Conceptual and Logical Schemas.
  • Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD): A visual representation of the database entities and their relationships. 🗺️ .
  • Database Diagram: A visual representation of tables and their relationships. 🧩 .
  • Normalization analysis (up to Third Normal Form - 3NF). ✅
  • Recommendations and conclusions. 📝

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Database System: MySQL

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🚀 Getting Started

To explore this database project locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/urjiiko1/Database-Project.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Database-Project

3. Set up the database:
   • Use a MySQL client (e.g. MySQL Workbench, DBeaver) to connect to a MySQL server. 🖥️
   • Create a new database (e.g. DBProject).
   • Execute the DB Airlines.sql script within this new database to build the tables and insert the sample data. ➡️
4. Review the documentation: Open Database Project.pdf to gain a deeper understanding of the database design, its rationale and the project's scope. 📖

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💡 Key Features

• Integrated Booking System: Facilitates flight search, selection and reservation. 🎫
• Student Discount Module: Manages student registration and applies discounts based on university IDs. 🧑‍🎓
• Crew & Aircraft Management: Tracks crew assignments and aircraft details for domestic flights. 🧑‍✈️
• Data Integrity: Designed with normalization principles to ensure data consistency and reduce redundancy. 🔒

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🚀 Future Enhancements (Optional)

• Security Enhancements: Continuously update the security protocols to guard against emerging threats, especially concerning sensitive student and payment data.
• Extended Integration: Explore options to integrate with other academic institutions’ databases to expand the discount program and increase market reach.
• Scalability: Ensure the system can evolve alongside Ethiopia’s growing domestic travel market.

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🤝 Group Project: A Collaborative Endeavor 🧑‍💻📚

This project is the culmination of an Advanced Database Group Project undertaken by students from Haramaya University 🎓's College of Computing and Informatics, Department of Information Science 📊💻.

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Date of Uploaded: July 22, 2025 🗓️✅

By: Gemachis Tesfaye [https://github.com/urjiiko1] ✨