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Dutch organisations, including KLM and the government, are fighting back over Kalitta Air’s claim that its slots at Schiphol Airport were “wrongfully withheld”.
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Jonathan Holmes
March 04, 2019 at 6:19 am“KLM also denies receiving preferential treatment from the Dutch authorities, saying the claim was “patently false”.
“In KLM’s experience, ACNL has been scrupulously even-handed in its treatment of airlines. The discrimination Kalitta alleges simply does not exist, and Kalitta’s false narrative provides no basis whatsoever for retaliation against KLM or its affiliates.”|
Doesn’t the Dutch government now have the second largest equity share (~13%) of AF/KL? Slightly lower than the French government share of 14%… So obviously they must be very impartial about decisions that affect the value of their investment.
The US government owns 0% of Kalitta. And the reality is that not only are US carriers competing directly against other carriers but are also competing with the funding and influence of their respective governments as well.