U.S. proposes to waive minimum flight requirements for airlines until March 2021
Airlines can lose their slots at congested airports if they do not use them at least 80% of the time. The FAA said it proposed extending temporary waivers of the requirements at New York’s JFK and LaGuardia airports and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that were set to expire in October.
At four other U.S. airports where the FAA has a formal schedule-review process - Chicago O’Hare, Newark, Los Angeles and San Francisco - the agency proposes to extend credits to airlines for flights that were canceled due to the coronavirus as though those flights were operated.
The FAA said it planned to impose some conditions on the waivers and that slots that are not operated for extended periods should be made available to other airlines on a temporary basis.
American Airlines Inc AAL.O, Delta Air Lines DAL.N, Inc JetBlue Airways Corp JBLU.O and United Airlines UAL.O last week urged the administration to extend relief.
Major airline groups cited “historically low levels of bookings, with overall bookings down 82% year-on-year for 2020 compared to the outlook for 2019; consumer demand that continues to fall... and the need for schedule flexibility to support sustainable loads,” the FAA said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aviation/u-s-proposes-to-waive-minimum-flight-requirements-for-airlines-until-march-2021-idUSKBN2622QL
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