Air transport - Slots: The European Commission decides not to oppose anymore to the selling of airport slots

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – EC Comm, 30 April 2008, Communication on the application of Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports, as amended, COM(2008) 227 In order to ensure the safety of air transport, it is necessary to regulate aircraft departures and arrivals at airports by allocating "slots" to each aircraft. The allocation of these slots, i.e. the guarantee that an aircraft will be able to take off or land at a given time, is organised very far in advance at world conferences where airlines adjust their schedules at the main airports in the world, according to the known possibilities of the various control bodies. The