{"id":104215,"date":"2020-12-16T21:42:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T21:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=104215"},"modified":"2020-12-30T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:30:26","slug":"airlines-criticize-eu-plan-airport-slots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/12\/airlines-criticize-eu-plan-airport-slots.html","title":{"rendered":"Airlines criticize EU plan airport slots."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The EU&#8217;s plan to begin restoring competition in airport slots next year was criticized on Wednesday by major airlines, which warned that it could lead to a return of empty &#8220;ghost flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be interested: recovery of European air transport will be slower than in other regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/12\/recovery-of-european-air-transport-will-be-slower-than-other-regions.html\">Recovery of European air transport will be slower than other regions.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspension of rules governing take-off and landing rights at occupied airports, introduced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, has become more divisive. Low-cost airlines are eager to see a return to regular rules requiring incumbents to use 80% of their slots or surrender some to their rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be interested: Sanchez sees no problem for Iberia to operate in EU airspace after Brexit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/12\/sanchez-sees-no-problem-for-iberia-operate-in-eu-airspace-after-the-brexit.html\">Sanchez sees no problem for Iberia operate in EU airspace after the Brexit.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Commission&#8217;s proposal would restore the &#8220;use-it-or-lose-it&#8221; rule for the summer season from March 2021, but with a lower threshold of 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transport Commissioner Adina Valean said the plan announced on Wednesday would &#8220;strike a balance&#8221; between fair competition and relief for airlines affected by the drop in travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The effect of the current exemption is to freeze competition at 2019 levels without any requirement that capacity be actually used efficiently. It is time to establish a path to return to a normal &#8216;use-it-or-lose-it&#8217; application,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-airlines-slots\/update-1-eu-plan-for-airport-slots-draws-industry-fire-idUSL8N2IW51W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the aviation industry groups led by the airline agency IATA said that the EU plan &#8220;does not sufficiently address the scope of the continuing air transport crisis,&#8221; and called on governments and European parliamentarians to intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless it is amended, &#8220;could lead to airlines being forced to operate &#8216;ghost flights&#8217;,&#8221; they said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-37e1c7a4     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 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