Citation, commencement, extent and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 and they come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) These Regulations extend to, and apply in relation to airports located in, England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93

2. —(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at United Kingdom airports is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 10a, after paragraph 3 insert—

“ 3a. For the purposes of Articles 8(2), 10(2) and 14(6), the coordinator shall consider up to 30% of the slots allocated to an air carrier at an airport for the period from 9 July 2022 until 29 October 2022 as having been operated by that air carrier if the air carrier:

(a) had the right to use the same slots during the scheduling period from 28 March 2021 until 30 October 2021, or received the slots following a transfer or exchange which took effect before 31 January 2022 pursuant to Article 8a;

(b) returned the slots to the coordinator during the period from 25 June until 8 July 2022, and at least 14 days before the date the slots were due to be operated, for possible reallocation to other air carriers;

(c) notified passengers of the cancellation of the flights at least 14 days before the date on which the flights were due to depart; and

(d) has not, on or after 25 June 2022, given written notification to the coordinator or the managing body of the airport that it has permanently ceased, or will before 26 March 2023 permanently cease, to operate air services at that airport, or publicly issued a written statement to that effect. ” .