UK airlines will be forced to ‘use or lose’ airport slots
UK airlines will be forced to “use or lose” their valuable take-off and landing slots this summer after the government announced “the return to business as usual” for aviation.
Airlines such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will have to hand back their slots if they are not used 80 per cent of the time over the summer season, which begins on March 26, the UK’s Department for Transport said on Tuesday.
The government waived its “80/20” slot rules during the pandemic as border restrictions led to a collapse in the number of people flying.
Heathrow airport, the UK’s busiest, said it supported the changes to the slot rules.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Philip Georgiadis
