Air Lib ORY slots: The results
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Air Lib ORY slots: The results
from www.airlinequality.com
easyJet and Virgin Express have been assigned takeoff and landing slots at Orly airport that were freed up by failed French carrier Air Lib, French authorities said.
EasyJet won 7,300 of 35,568 annual slots that were reassigned by Cohor, the agency that handles the slots, while Virgin Express was given 5,840. Other major airlines to benefit were Air France, with 2,190 slots, and Iberia, with 1,460 slots. Air France unit Brit Air also won 1,250 slots. French regional airline Aeris received 7,612 slots. In addition to the 35,658 new slots assigned by Cohor, the organisation said the French state had reserved 8,906 slots for routes to Corsica and overseas territories.
The Virgin Express slots include domestic routes to Bordeaux and Toulon as well as to Rome. Virgin confirmed earlier this month that it had placed a bid for some of the assets of Air Lib.
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easyJet and Virgin Express have been assigned takeoff and landing slots at Orly airport that were freed up by failed French carrier Air Lib, French authorities said.
EasyJet won 7,300 of 35,568 annual slots that were reassigned by Cohor, the agency that handles the slots, while Virgin Express was given 5,840. Other major airlines to benefit were Air France, with 2,190 slots, and Iberia, with 1,460 slots. Air France unit Brit Air also won 1,250 slots. French regional airline Aeris received 7,612 slots. In addition to the 35,658 new slots assigned by Cohor, the organisation said the French state had reserved 8,906 slots for routes to Corsica and overseas territories.
The Virgin Express slots include domestic routes to Bordeaux and Toulon as well as to Rome. Virgin confirmed earlier this month that it had placed a bid for some of the assets of Air Lib.
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....and if easyJet wanted, would they now be able to transfer the easyJet Switzerland (EZS) slots at ORY into the main easyJet slot pool at ORY?
I'm not suggesting eJ would drop the current GVA-ORY operation, but if the slots were all pooled (rather than being strictly allocated to the separate AOC's) it would give a lot more flexibility to operate the aircraft flying lines in the most economical way.
The reason EZS were given ORY slots originally (and no UK-based low-cost airlines) was clearly for political reasons. Most of those reasons have now gone.
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I'm not suggesting eJ would drop the current GVA-ORY operation, but if the slots were all pooled (rather than being strictly allocated to the separate AOC's) it would give a lot more flexibility to operate the aircraft flying lines in the most economical way.
The reason EZS were given ORY slots originally (and no UK-based low-cost airlines) was clearly for political reasons. Most of those reasons have now gone.
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You can check on this link the slot allocation :
http://www.cohor.org/cohor_site/usr/...allocation.PDF
B737 or A319?
http://www.cohor.org/cohor_site/usr/...allocation.PDF
B737 or A319?
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And guess what : a continental carrier is strongly intending to cross the Channel and tackle the UK market. Several high flow routes are under investigation.
I'll be back with more information when the situation's cleared up a bit...
Sounds like Europe is creating turmoil !
I'll be back with more information when the situation's cleared up a bit...
Sounds like Europe is creating turmoil !
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So is Orly really slot-limited? I'm not in the industry, but have paxed out of there a few times over the years. It always seems a bit 'dead' - not much going on. I'd of thought they could handle quite a few more flights. Is it an airspace thing or are they runway or gate limited?
