Airlines Warn Slot Flexibility Remains ‘Vital’ As EU Decision Nears

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
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Airlines need flexibility on slot rules to continue as long as pandemic-related restrictions remain in place, IATA slot experts said during an online briefing July 8. The problem of “ghost flights”—airlines operating empty aircraft to hang on to their slots—came into the spotlight at the beginning...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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