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Old March 8th 20, 05:17 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Miloch
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Default Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes...

....so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak

https://www.businessinsider.com/coro...utm_source=dig

*Airlines are running empty "ghost" flights during the coronavirus outbreak
because of European rules forcing operators to run their allocated flights or
risk losing their slots.

*Some airlines have wasted thousands of gallons of fuel flying the empty planes
into and out of Europe.

*Demand for flights has collapsed worldwide, with one airline-industry group
saying the outbreak could wipe out up to $113 billion in sales.

*UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wrote to flight regulators demanding that
the "use it or lose it" rules be suspended to stop the ghost flights.

Airlines have wasted thousands of gallons of fuel running empty "ghost" flights
during the coronavirus outbreak because of European rules saying operators can
lose their flight slots if they keep their planes on the ground.

Demand for flights has collapsed across the globe amid growing fears about the
outbreak.

Under Europe's rules, airlines operating out of the continent must continue to
run 80% of their allocated slots or risk losing them to a competitor.

This has led to some operators flying empty planes into and out of European
countries at huge costs, The Times of London reported.

On Thursday, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wrote to Airport Coordination
Limited asking for the rules to be suspended during the outbreak to prevent
further environmental and economic damage.

"I am particularly concerned that, in order to satisfy the 80/20 rule, airlines
may be forced to fly aircraft at very low load factors, or even empty, in order
to retain their slots," Shapps wrote.

"Such a scenario is not acceptable. It is not in the industry's, the passengers'
or the environment's interest and must be avoided."

ACL has already suspended the rules for flights to and from Hong Kong and
mainland China. However, they remain for all other flights.

On Thursday, the UK airline Flybe went into administration, a practice similar
to filing for bankruptcy protection, though it said its financial problems
existed long before the outbreak.

The International Air Transport Association has estimated that the outbreak
could wipe out up to $113 billion in airline sales worldwide.



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Old March 8th 20, 06:12 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Savageduck[_3_]
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Default Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flyingempty 'ghost' planes...

Miloch wrote:
...so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak

https://www.businessinsider.com/coro...utm_source=dig

*Airlines are running empty "ghost" flights during the coronavirus outbreak
because of European rules forcing operators to run their allocated flights or
risk losing their slots.

*Some airlines have wasted thousands of gallons of fuel flying the empty planes
into and out of Europe.

*Demand for flights has collapsed worldwide, with one airline-industry group
saying the outbreak could wipe out up to $113 billion in sales.

*UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wrote to flight regulators demanding that
the "use it or lose it" rules be suspended to stop the ghost flights.

Airlines have wasted thousands of gallons of fuel running empty "ghost" flights
during the coronavirus outbreak because of European rules saying operators can
lose their flight slots if they keep their planes on the ground.

Demand for flights has collapsed across the globe amid growing fears about the
outbreak.

Under Europe's rules, airlines operating out of the continent must continue to
run 80% of their allocated slots or risk losing them to a competitor.

This has led to some operators flying empty planes into and out of European
countries at huge costs, The Times of London reported.

On Thursday, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wrote to Airport Coordination
Limited asking for the rules to be suspended during the outbreak to prevent
further environmental and economic damage.

"I am particularly concerned that, in order to satisfy the 80/20 rule, airlines
may be forced to fly aircraft at very low load factors, or even empty, in order
to retain their slots," Shapps wrote.

"Such a scenario is not acceptable. It is not in the industry's, the passengers'
or the environment's interest and must be avoided."

ACL has already suspended the rules for flights to and from Hong Kong and
mainland China. However, they remain for all other flights.

On Thursday, the UK airline Flybe went into administration, a practice similar
to filing for bankruptcy protection, though it said its financial problems
existed long before the outbreak.

The International Air Transport Association has estimated that the outbreak
could wipe out up to $113 billion in airline sales worldwide.



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I am currently overseas in South Africa. I flew KLM SFO to AMS in
moderately full 787-10, but not so full that I was able to get a business
class upgrade. That was on March 1

The flight from AMS to Cape Town was a different story. That KLM 777-300
was packed, so no upgrade, just my premium economy seat with its bit of
extra leg room, and that was on March 2.

I return to California on April 6, so I will be able to see what has
changed over a month.

--
Regards,
Savageduck
 




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