Title | Lufthansa Group Confirmed that 18,000 Flights had been Flown Empty to Keep Airport Slots | |
Date | Tuesday January 11 2022, @07:32PM | |
Author | martyb | |
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from the use-it-or-lose-it dept. |
[...] 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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