Air France-KLM merger \u2013 Slot Release Procedure for
\nIATA Winter 2021\/22 Season
\nOn 11 February 2004, the European Commission adopted a Decision under Article 6(1)(b) of
\nthe Merger Regulation in relation to the merger between Air France and KLM (the \u201cMerged
\nEntity\u201d). The Decision made the Commitments offered by the Merged Entity legally binding
\nin case COMP M.3280.
\nUnder the Commitments, the Merged Entity offered to make landing and take-off slots on
\nIdentified Long-Haul City Pairs (Paris-Detroit, Amsterdam-Atlanta, Paris-Lagos,
\nAmsterdam-Lagos) and on Identified European City Pairs (see below) to enable competing
\nairlines to operate a daily service on these routes.
\nFor avoidance of doubt, only the text of the Commitments as adopted by the
\nCommission will be the reference text.
\nApplications for slots for IATA Winter 2021\/22 Season
\nSmith & Williamson LLP has been appointed by the European Commission as the
\nMonitoring Trustee to monitor the implementation of commitments given by the Merged
\nEntity.
\nFollowing an assessment of the Identified City Pairs under these Commitments, the
\nMonitoring Trustee is inviting applications for slots for the IATA Winter 2021\/22 Season on
\nthe following routes:
\nLong-Haul City Pairs
\n\uf0b7 Paris \u2013 Detroit: one (1) frequency per day (max. 7 slots per week);
\n\uf0b7 Amsterdam \u2013 Atlanta: one (1) frequency per day (max. 7 slots per week);
\n\uf0b7 Paris \u2013 Lagos: one (1) frequency per day (max. 7 slots per week); and
\n\uf0b7 Amsterdam \u2013 Lagos: one (1) frequency per day (max. 7 slots per week).
\nEuropean City Pairs
\n\uf0b7 Paris \u2013 Amsterdam: up to 42 frequencies per week \/ up to 6 frequencies per day;
\n\uf0b7 Lyon \u2013 Amsterdam: up to 21 frequencies per week \/ up to 3 frequencies per day;
\n\uf0b7 Marseille \u2013 Amsterdam: up to 14 frequencies per week \/ up to 2 frequencies per day;
\n\uf0b7 Toulouse \u2013 Amsterdam: up to 14 frequencies per week \/ up to 2 frequencies per day;
\nand
\n\uf0b7 Bordeaux \u2013 Amsterdam: up to 14 frequencies per week \/ up to 2 frequencies per day.
\nAirlines who wish to apply for slots on these routes must follow the procedure set out on the
\nMonitoring Trustee’s dedicated website, available here:
\nhttp:\/\/smithandwilliamson.com\/case-compm3280-air-france-klm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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