UK set to extend airport slot waiver - ACL statement

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain is set to extend the
waiver on airport slots for the summer season, a statement from
Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) - an independent slot
co-ordination company, said on Friday.

Rules governing takeoff and landing rights at once-busy
airports have been suspended since early in the COVID-19
pandemic, freeing airlines from the obligation to use 80% of
their take-off and landing windows or else cede some to rivals.

ACL said that alleviation would be granted in the UK for the
Northern Summer 2021, subject to slots being returned three
weeks or more in advance of the planned operation. It added that
newly allocated slots are excluded from the alleviation.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Alistair Smout)