[...] 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.
(Score: 2) by legont on Tuesday January 11 2022, @11:12PM (1 child)
If it just comes down to money, hedge funds could "invest" by buying slots outright for the foreseeable future. Requiring actual flight operations greatly reduces feasibility of such an attack.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday January 12 2022, @03:19AM
There's an unpopular word for that, "scalpers".