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Schiphol photo: Herman Wouters
By Alex Lennane
Freighters are to get priority on any available slots at Schiphol, according to the Dutch slot coordination association.
Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL) has suspended the ‘local rule’ (LR2), introduced to help freighters get much-needed slots at the airport. The rule helped freighter airlines get ad hoc capacity, but in the current environment, it is “counter-productive”, it said.
“Under LR2, the number of slots available for reallocation is limited and the way of reallocation is inflexible.
“Effective immediately, ACNL will not use LR2 for ...
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