The European Commission announced on Tuesday 10 March that it would propose legislation to temporarily ease airlines' obligations on the use of airport slots.
Under EU Regulation (EEC 95/93), airlines are subject to the so-called "80/20" or "use-it-or-lose-it" rule obliging them to operate at least 80% of their take-off and landing slots at European airports or risk losing these slots the following year.
Fearing that they will be put at a disadvantage in favour of competitors, airlines...