<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FWAAA:
BTW, AFAIK, no "slots" would be necessary for AA to fly BOS-MAN. Other than LHR and LGW, USA-Britain flights are pretty much "open skies."[/B]</font>
Sorry - I'm not a regular on this part of the board and my searching turned up nothing - thanks for the link!
AA would need slots at MAN, in that they do have to let the Airport Authority (Manchester Airport plc) know they want to fly the route, and MAPLC has to approve the timings. Unlike congested airports like LHR this is purely a formality but it is a precursor to commencing service.