Air Lib's slots
Brabazon - my understanding is that the French Government or one of its agencies does decide who gets the slots.
You may recall that last time a load of slots at Orly became free (I think it was when Air Lib was last restructured) EZY were after a load of them but they all seemed to go to other airlines restricting EZY's Orly operation to just their Geneva flights.
This is not the first time it has happened as those who remember BA's attempts to fly to Orly from Heathrow may recall.