Coronavirus-Hit Airlines to Get Slot-Use Relief in Europe
- European Commission unveils plan to ease strain on carriers
- Move may be followed by a package of broad state-aid measures
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The European Union plans to help airlines cope with the coronavirus outbreak by bending a rule on airport slots for the first time in more than a decade, part of a package of possible relief measures for industries across the board.
The European Commission, the EU’s regulatory arm, said it would propose easing a requirement that carriers use at least 80% of their takeoff and landing positions or risk losing them the following year. The EU last eased the slot-use rule in 2009 as a result of the financial crisis.