Air Industry News - Chris Lo
Aviation regulators around the world have introduced waivers for airport slot allocation systems, allowing airlines to cancel unnecessary flights without risking their precious slot real estate. How have these relief measures been rolled out around the world, and for how long might they be needed? CHRIS LO finds out.
How is the enforcement of slot allocation guidelines changing in response?
From early March onwards, IATA and the airline industry intensified their lobbying efforts to have 80-20 slot rules suspended for the entire season up to October 2020, arguing that ailing airlines are facing huge uncertainty over whether or not to run flights, and that “flexibility is needed for airlines to adjust their schedules according to extraordinary demand developments.”...more
