The air cargo industry is upset about a Dutch proposal to reduce aircraft slots at Amsterdam airport because it would cut into freight traffic.
In the airline world, slots doesn’t mean playing the slot machines in Las Vegas. Slots are how big airports divide up available windows for takeoffs and landings among airlines. Airlines want regulators to cut them some slack on meeting their flight quotas during COVID, but competitors say they want an opportunity to fill the void.
With Thomas Cook in liquidation, lucrative take-off and landing slots are highly prized
