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My understanding is the EU had already reduced the need to fly slots during covid. That could be reduced further but it appears they are doing the opposite.

But anyways you “stop pointing fingers” is funny when it’s literally a government rule creating this mess.

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Thank you for your substantive suggestion re: how to change these rules without risking re-introducing the pathology they were designed to address. Truly insightful stuff.

>how to change these rules without risking re-introducing the pathology they were designed to address

seems pretty obvious? drop the flight requirements when covid lockdowns are on and flight volume is low, then when flight volume picks up reinstate it. It's not rocket science.

This is what I would have done the moment the pandemic hit.

You're welcome.

The problem is that the EU is requiring using X% of flight slots (reduced due to Covid), but those flights aren't actually running due to low demand, so empty flights are used to hit X%.

If they simply reduced X%, then they could run fewer flights.

Or you disagree?

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