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So here’s my guess on why countries like to assign use-it-of-lose-it “slots”: it’s easiest for the local flagship airline to keep its slots because it can do a
by Scoundreller 5y ago
So here’s my guess on why countries like to assign use-it-of-lose-it “slots”: it’s easiest for the local flagship airline to keep its slots because it can do a short-haul flight wherever.
Meanwhile, Lufthansa has to fly all the way to Elbobia to keep its elbonian slots and has the most incentive to give them up.
- sverhagen 5y agoThis would be a local flagship airline with no international flights then?
- Scoundreller 5y agoThe local airline can fly much shorter distances for a legal flight. $Country airlines can only fly from $Country. E.g. the local Dutch airline can keep its dutch spots a lot more easily than a Canadian airline.
- sverhagen 5y agoI was just saying, how does it really help the Dutch airline to have all these slots in the Netherlands if they can't use them to fly to, say, hm, Canada?
- Scoundreller 5y agoSo when flying to canada resumes, the Dutch airline gets all the business because Air Canada “lost” its slots. (I’m assuming airlines own slots and not routes).
- sverhagen 5y agoDon't they need slots at the Canadian airport too? So both Canadian and Dutch airlines end up holding slots they can't use. I don't see anyone benefiting here.
- Scoundreller 5y agoThat’s why every country keeps the use it or lose it slots system. If you change but nobody else does, only you lose.