| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 99, Pages 1-4 |
| Publication Date | 31/03/2020 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: Regulation (EU) 2020/459 - formally adopted by the European Union on 30 March 2020 - amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on rules relating to the allocation of slots at EU airports. This a text with EEA relevance. Further information: Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 sets the rules on the allocation of slots at EU airports. Its Article 10 contains a 'use-it-or-lose-it' rule, whereby air carriers must use at least 80% of their allocated slots within a given scheduling period in order to keep precedence in respect of the same series of slots within the corresponding scheduling period of the next year (so-called 'grandfather rights'). The sanitary crisis created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in early 2020 had a serious impact on air carriers leading to a significant decline in air traffic worldwide. The decline in passenger demand led to air transport companies cancelling a number of flights, which would result in slot usage below the 80% threshold imposed by the Regulation. The Commission proposed an amendment on 13 March 2020 so as to protect the grandfathering rights of air-carriers for those slots that have not been used during the period when the aviation market has been most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The period proposed covers the four-month period between March-June 2020 for all flights, and for longer flights to/from selected regions. This proposal was adopted as part of a package responding to the economic impact of the sanitary crisis. It was processed and negotiated by the co-legislators as a matter of urgency. The European Parliament endorsed the initiative on 26 March, followed by the Council of the European Union on 30 March. The Act was published in the Official Journal on 31 March 2020. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2020:111:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Mobility and Transport |
| Subject Tags | Air Transport, Transport Infrastructure |
| Keywords | Air Services, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
