Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review their relaxation of the rules applying to the use of slots by airlines; and if so, when.

Her Majesty’s Government is legally prevented from intervening in the slot allocation process. However, we welcome the response taken by the European Commission and the UK’s independent slot coordinator to temporarily relax the 80:20 slot usage rules, and will continue to engage across the sector on this matter. We want airport landing and take-off slots to be used as efficiently as possible for the benefit of UK consumers and are carefully considering the role of the slot system in rebuilding a competitive aviation sector.