Tag: airport slots

ACI Europe: Air traffic 'finally above' pre-Covid levels in first half of 2024

Airports demanding urgent revision of European airport slots rules

As the AIRPORTS INNOVATE 2024 conference unrolls in Rome this week, bringing together global airport innovators and top tech minds, ACI EUROPE has set out a strategic and all encompassing vision for capacity and performance management at Europe’s airports. Joining two newly launched publication...

Norse Atlantic Airways secures London Gatwick slots

Norse has adjusted its launch of ticket sales and initial route offering; the company plans ticket sales to commence in April and first flight is expected to be in June 2022. At the same time, the Company has secured important slots at London Gatwick Airport. “The tragedy unfolding in Ukrain...

Brussels Airlines runs 3,000 empty flights to maintain airport slots

Brussels Airlines runs 3,000 empty flights to maintain airport slots

By The Bulletin Brussels Airlines has operated 3,000 empty flights this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing rights at major airports, it has been revealed. The airline's parent company, Lufthansa, said it had flown 18,000 times this winter without passengers, including 3,000 flights un...

Why Airlines Don’t Want to Fly ‘Ghost Flights’ Into European Airports This Winter

By Brian Sumers, Skift.com In a pandemic, with few people flying, you might think it would be bad business to fly empty airplanes to squat on airport slots. But if that’s what is required for airlines to keep access to key airports, they’ll probably do it. With little business travel expec...

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