“…In system identification, observed input and output data of an underlying system are used for deriving an appropriate mathematical model of the system, where analytical methods of modelling do not yield very satisfactory results. In the last few decades, system identification methodology has been applied in different disciplines, for example, electroencephalography (Zhao et al, 2012), space weather modelling (Balikhin et al, 2011), synthetic biology (Krishnanathan et al, 2012), power generation (Basso et al, 2005), econometrics (Soofi & Cao, 2012), biomedical engineering (Anderson et al, 2010), environmental systems (Anupam et al, 2021), mechanical systems (Aboelela et al, 2018; Haddouche et al, 2019), and supply chain management (Trapero et al, 2011). Following the success of system identification in these application domains, we explore its application in predicting Norwegian air passenger traffic.…”