A European Commission proposal to amend the EU regulation on slot usage obligations, slots at airports (see EUROPE B12443A9), is expected to be unveiled tomorrow, Friday 13 March.
Indeed, under the so-called “80/20 rule”, airlines are obliged to operate at least 80% of the take-off and landing slots reserved for them at European airports, in order to keep them. Despite the drop in bookings and the numerous cancellations linked to COVID-19, they continue to fly their aircraft, even...