Flight Management System

A comprehensive flight booking system built with Java Swing, utilizing Object-Oriented Programming principles and SQLite for data persistence. The system supports flight management, passenger records, and booking functionality.

Features

Flight Operations

• Create and manage flight schedules
• Update flight information (departure times, destinations, status)
• List and search available flights

Passenger Management

• Add and manage passenger records
• Store passenger details and contact information

Booking System

• Create new flight reservations
• Link passengers to flights
• View and manage bookings

Data Persistence

• SQLite database for reliable data storage
• Automatic data seeding for demo purposes
• Data integrity maintained across sessions

Technologies Used

• Java 8+ - Core programming language
• Java Swing - GUI framework
• SQLite - Embedded database
• JDBC - Database connectivity

Project Structure

flight-system/
├── src/
│   ├── Main.java              # Application entry point
│   ├── database/
│   │   ├── DatabaseConnection.java
│   │   └── DataSeeder.java
│   ├── model/
│   │   ├── Flight.java
│   │   ├── Passenger.java
│   │   └── Booking.java
│   ├── dao/
│   │   ├── FlightDAO.java
│   │   ├── PassengerDAO.java
│   │   └── BookingDAO.java
│   └── gui/
│       ├── MainFrame.java
│       ├── FlightPanel.java
│       ├── PassengerPanel.java
│       └── BookingPanel.java
├── lib/
│   └── sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar
├── out/                       # Compiled classes
└── flight_system.db          # SQLite database

Prerequisites

• Java JDK 8 or higher

Getting Started

Option 1: Run Pre-compiled (Easiest)

If the project is already compiled (check for out/ folder):

cd flight-system
java -cp "out:lib/sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar" Main

On Windows:

java -cp "out;lib/sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar" Main

Option 2: Compile and Run

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd flight-system

2. Compile the source files

   mkdir -p out
   javac -cp "lib/sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar" -d out src/*.java src/**/*.java

3. Run the application

   java -cp "out:lib/sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar" Main

Option 3: Using an IDE

1. Open the project in IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or VS Code
2. Add lib/sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar to your project libraries
3. Run Main.java

Database

The application uses SQLite with automatic initialization. On first run, it creates flight_system.db with the required tables and sample data.

To reset the database, simply delete flight_system.db and restart the application.