Will easy be able to spook up their Tegal operations quickly enough? The use it or lose it rule applies to all slots in the EU (and elsewhere) including the Air Berlin operated slots.
The northern Winter season began 29 Oct and ends 24 March, 146 days. A daily slot has to be 80% used or 117 out of the 146 or whomever risks losing them.
Controllers have a limited ability to look the other way, but the regulation is clear.
Of course the same applies to Monarch’s slots.