Category: slots

Tougher EU Airport Slot Rules Trigger Asia Retaliation Threat, Risk Industry Trade War

Regulators in Asian hubs like Hong Kong have threatened to retaliate against European Union plans to force airlines to start using takeoff and landing slots frozen during the coronavirus pandemic, a move that could oblige Europe’s carriers to fly empty seats for thousands of miles at a loss. Authorities controlling slots at major Asian airports…


US to Award Newark Flights to Low-Cost Carrier to Spur Competition

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it plans to award 16 slots for flights at Newark International Airport in New Jersey to a yet-to-be-determined low-cost carrier and said it could take action to boost competition at other major airports. The U.S. Justice Department, which had urged the Transportation Department to not retire the slots…