Aviation bodies seek airport slots waiver for much of 2021 | Malay Mail

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PARIS, Nov 26 — Global aviation heavyweights led by airline body IATA are pushing to suspend airport slot access rules until October 2021, a document seen by Reuters showed, while giving some ground to budget carriers angered by measures they deem anti-competitive. The draft proposal to be issued...

A plane prepares to land at the Nantes Atlantique airport in Bouguenais near Nantes, November 10, 2020. — Reuters pic

Slot rules and their suspension have big ramifications for airline competition and market access for low-cost carriers, which were making ever deeper inroads before the pandemic.“We oppose the extension of slot waivers into summer 2021 because this will lead to fewer flights and higher fares for consumers,” a Ryanair spokeswoman said.

In a bid to address concerns, the proposal would restore the “use-it-or-lose-it” principle during the northern summer but reduce the utilisation rate required to keep slots to 50 per cent.

 

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