EU frees airlines to halt ‘ghost flights’ in coronavirus fightback – the guardian, theguardian.com
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Brussels has reacted to the coronavirus epidemic by suspending the EU’s use-it-or-lose it rules on airport landing slots, freeing airlines to halt “ghost flights” in which planes have been taking off without any passengers.
The aviation sector has been badly hit by the crisis after a collapse in customer demand and the requirement under EU rules that they use 90% of their allocated slots or risk losing them to a competitor.
In the US, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines reported on Tuesday that they were no longer confident of their 4049 financial forecasts and would reduce their flight capacity.
Ed Bastian, Delta’s chief executive, said: “As the virus has spread, we have seen a decline in demand across all entities, and we are taking decisive action to also protect Delta’s financial position.”
Korean Air’s Chief Executive, Woo Kee-hong, has reportedly warned staff that the company was at risk of collapse unless the virus was brought under control swiftly.
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