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Lufthansa Group Confirmed that 18,000 Flights had been Flown Empty to Keep Airport Slots

posted by martyb on Tuesday January 11 2022, @07:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the use-it-or-lose-it dept.

upstart writes:

Report: Lufthansa Group Confirmed That 18,000 Flights Had Been Flown Empty To Keep Airport Slots - Airlive:

[...] Under these "use it or lose it" regulations, prior to the pandemic carriers had to utilise at least 80pc of their scheduled take-off and landing slots.

This was revised to 50pc as coronavirus saw travel become increasingly difficult – but airlines are still struggling to hit this target.

As a result of Lufthansa Group's latest figures, the Belgian federal government has written to the European Commission, calling for a change to the rules on maintaining slots.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Snotnose on Tuesday January 11 2022, @09:46PM (2 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Tuesday January 11 2022, @09:46PM (#1211934)

    There I go again. mt = empty, I was a welder in my teen years and it's a habit I can't seem to break in my retirement years.

    for those of you who don't follow me (and really, why would you?) welders mark empty tanks mt. I can't seem to break the habit. My bad, so sorry.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 11 2022, @11:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 11 2022, @11:49PM (#1211968)

    No worries, I just assumed it was some texting slang that slipped in.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 12 2022, @03:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 12 2022, @03:45PM (#1212135)

    No worries, I just assumed it was another boring asshole thinking everyone's interested in their shitty personal story they tack onto every interaction. My bad.