Virus outbreak prompts relaxation of '80/20' slot rule
IATA is urging regulators and slot coordinators to recognise the Covid-19 outbreak as an exceptional circumstance and put in place measures to ensure airlines do not lose their historic slots for services to and from China. Not allowing for an alleviation of the 80/20 “use it or lose it” rule—requiring air carriers to operate the slots for at least 80% of the time in a series of 5 weeks to keep the entitlement in the next equivalent season—would hinder a quick recovery of air traffic when the epidemic subsides, IATA cautioned. “What we look for is a globally aligned level playing field where airlines can adjust temporarily their schedules owing to health or safety reasons or because flying is commercially not sustainable due to a sudden drop in demand outside their control,” Lara Maughan, head of worldwide airport slots at IATA, said. <br/>
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Virus outbreak prompts relaxation of '80/20' slot rule
IATA is urging regulators and slot coordinators to recognise the Covid-19 outbreak as an exceptional circumstance and put in place measures to ensure airlines do not lose their historic slots for services to and from China. Not allowing for an alleviation of the 80/20 “use it or lose it” rule—requiring air carriers to operate the slots for at least 80% of the time in a series of 5 weeks to keep the entitlement in the next equivalent season—would hinder a quick recovery of air traffic when the epidemic subsides, IATA cautioned. “What we look for is a globally aligned level playing field where airlines can adjust temporarily their schedules owing to health or safety reasons or because flying is commercially not sustainable due to a sudden drop in demand outside their control,” Lara Maughan, head of worldwide airport slots at IATA, said. <br/>
