Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 March 2021
242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to extend the 80:20 use it or lose it slot allocation rule for airlines that is set to expire at the end of March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12905/21]
View answerRegulation (EU) 2021/250, providing temporary relief from the slot utilisation rules at Union airports due to the COVID-19 crisis, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 February 2021 and entered into force the following day.
This Regulation does not replicate the previous waiver of the 80:20 slot usage rule, but It does provide some alleviation by means of a reduced obligation to operate allocated airports slots, and permits a portion of those allocated slots to be protected if handed back within a set period. It has also granted the European Commission the power to adopt delegated acts until 21 February 2022.
For information, the text of this regulation can be found at this link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/250.
