Lufthansa Group Confirmed that 18,000 Flights had been Flown Empty to Keep Airport Slots
by martyb from SoylentNews on (#5TXBD)
upstart writes:
[...] 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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