The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger, which the regulator says could be anti-competitive.
The European Parliament has approved the introduction of a 75/25 slot rule for winter 2022/23, ahead of returning to the standard 80/20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule in summer 2023.
A tender has opened for access to 18 daily slots being relinquished by TAP Air Portugal in Lisbon—but Ryanair has criticized the proposed timeframe of the slot transfer, calling for action to be taken ahead of the summer 2022 season.
The European Commission had an unenviable task of trying to please incumbent airlines, airports and opportunistic LCCs when it came to establishing the slot measures for winter flights.