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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 1:00 pm
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Dick Turpin
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Originally Posted by Dave_C
Question for those that know these things on the slot concessions. If nobody comes forward and wants to operate the 7 x LHR-ABZ (for example), does that mean that IAG can use those slot pairs for whatever they want? As soon as somone else says, I want to fly that route, they would then need to cancel whatever is operating in that time period and hand them over?

Or can they not use them at all?
I believe its a case of BA offering the slots to other airlines and them having x amount of time to take them up on the offer. They will then have to operate the route for x number of years and after that time has elapsed they are then free to use the slot for a destination more of their choosing.
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