A landing slot, takeoff slot, or airport slot is a permission granted by the owner of an airport designated as Level 3 (Coordinated Airport), which allows the grantee to schedule a landing or departure at that airport during a specific time period.^[1]

Landing slots are allocated in accordance with guidelines set down by the IATA's Worldwide Airport Slots Group. All airports worldwide are categorized as either Level 1 (Non-Coordinated Airport), Level 2 (Schedules Facilitated Airport), or Level 3 (Coordinated Airport).

As of summer 2017, a total of 123 airports in the world are Level 2 airports, and 177 are Level 3 airports.^[2]

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Allocated landing slots may have a commercial value and can be traded between airlines. Continental Airlines paid $209 million for four pairs of landing slots from GB Airways at London Heathrow Airport, $52.3m each.^[3] The highest price paid for a pair of take-off and landing slots at Heathrow Airport was $75m, paid by Oman Air to Air France–KLM for a prized early morning arrival, reported in February 2016. A year before, American Airlines paid $60m to Scandinavian Airlines.^[4]

As demand exceeds supply, slot trading became the main solution to enter Heathrow and transfers grew from 42 in 2000 to 526 in 2012 and over 10 years the average priced slot increased prices by £4 per passenger.^[6]

If an airline does not use an allocation of slots (typically 80% usage over six months), it can lose the rights. Airlines may operate ghost or empty flights to preserve slot allocations.^[7]

Level 3 coordinated airports^[2][edit]

Australia[edit]

Austria[edit]

• Innsbruck Airport (winter season only)

Belgium[edit]

Brazil[edit]

Cambodia[edit]

Canada[edit]

Cape Verde[edit]

Colombia[edit]

Cuba[edit]

China[edit]

Czech Republic[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Finland[edit]

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Ghana[edit]

• Kotoka International Airport - Accra

Greece[edit]

• Chania Airport (summer season only)
• Chios Airport (summer season only)
• Corfu Airport (summer season only)
• Heraklion Airport (summer season only)
• Kalamata Airport (summer season only)
• Karpathos Island National Airport (summer season only)
• Kavala Airport (summer season only)
• Kephalonia International Airport (summer season only)
• Kithira Airport (summer season only)
• Kos Airport (summer season only)
• Mykonos Airport (summer season only)
• Mytilene Airport (summer season only)
• Patras Airport (summer season only)
• Preveza Airport (summer season only)
• Rhodes Airport (summer season only)
• Samos Airport (summer season only)
• Sitia Public Airport (summer season only)
• Skiathos Airport (summer season only)
• Thira Airport (summer season only)
• Volos Airport (summer season only)
• Zakynthos International Airport (summer season only)

Greenland[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

Iceland[edit]

India[edit]

• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport - Mumbai
• Indira Gandhi International Airport - Delhi
• Chennai International Airport - Chennai
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Hyderabad
• Kempegowda International Airport - Bangalore

Indonesia[edit]

• Ngurah Rai International Airport - Denpasar
• Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Jakarta

Ireland[edit]

Israel[edit]

Italy[edit]

• Lampedusa Airport (summer season only)
• Linate Airport - Milan
• Malpensa Airport - Milan
• Orio al Serio Airport - Milan
• Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (summer season only)
• Pantelleria Airport (summer season only)
• Ciampino Airport - Rome
• Fiumicino Airport - Rome

Japan[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Mauritius[edit]

• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport - Mauritius

Mexico[edit]

Morocco[edit]

Netherlands[edit]

New Zealand[edit]

Norway[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

Philippines[edit]

Poland[edit]

Portugal[edit]

Who Owns Landing Slots At Heathrow Airport

• Faro Airport (summer season only)

Russia[edit]

• Sheremetyevo Airport - Moscow
• Vnukovo International Airport - Moscow

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Singapore[edit]

South Africa[edit]

• King Shaka International Airport - Durban
• OR Tambo International Airport - Johannesburg

South Korea[edit]

Spain[edit]

• Ibiza Airport (summer season only)
• Menorca Airport (summer season only)

Sri Lanka[edit]

Sweden[edit]

Switzerland[edit]

Taiwan[edit]

Who Owns Landing Slots At Heathrow Terminal

Thailand[edit]

• Suvarnabhumi Airport - Bangkok
• Don Mueang International Airport - Bangkok

Tunisia[edit]

Turkey[edit]

• Antalya Airport - Antalya (summer season only)

Ukraine[edit]

• Boryspil International Airport - Kiev

United Arab Emirates[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

Heathrow Landing Fees

United States[edit]

• John F. Kennedy International Airport - New York City
• LaGuardia Airport (not on IATA list, but slot controlled)^[8]
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Washington, D.C. (not on IATA list, but slot controlled)^[8]

Vietnam[edit]

• Noi Bai International Airport - Hanoi
• Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Ho Chi Minh City

References[edit]

Landing At Heathrow Cockpit View

1. ^'Worldwide Slot Guidelines, 9th Edition English Version'(PDF). IATA. 1 January 2019. p. 14.
2. ^ ^ab'List of all Level 2 and Level 3 airports'. iata.org. 29 May 2018.
3. ^'Continental pays Heathrow record'. Financial Times. March 3, 2008.
4. ^'Oman breaks Heathrow record with deal for slots'. The Sunday Times. 14 February 2016.
5. ^'Heathrow Airport's slot machine: hitting the jackpot again?'. CAPA centre for aviation. 8 May 2013.
6. ^'Heathrow Airport: An introduction to Secondary Slot Trading'(PDF). Airport Coordination Limited. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016.
7. ^Green anger at 'ghost flights'
8. ^ ^ab'Airport Reservation Office'. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

--British Airways buys six daily takeoff and landing slots at Heathrow Airport

--Airline bolsters position at world's busiest international airport

--Investec says airline's slot purchase positive but timing isn't ideal

(Adds analyst comment in fifth, sixth and seventh paragraphs, IAG comment and share price in the six and ninth paragraph.)

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British Airways has acquired six daily takeoff and landing slots at London's Heathrow Airport from British Midland International for an undisclosed sum, bolstering its position at the world's busiest international airport.

As a result of the purchase, British Airways' parent International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG.LN) now controls 45% of takeoff and landing slots at Heathrow Airport, up from 44%, an IAG spokeswoman said Friday.

British Airways controls 44% of the slots at Heathrow Airport and IAG's other airline, Iberia, 1%.

The new slots will be used by British Airways from late October with the airline looking to expand both its long-haul and short-haul networks at the airport, IAG said in a brief statement.

The acquisition is positive and part of the airline's long-term strategy, Investec Securities analyst Andrew Fitchie said. But the timing of the deal isn't ideal given the difficult trading environment and wider issues surrounding bmi, which has been put up for sale by its German owner, Deutsche Lufthansa AG(LHA.XE), he added.

The bigger issue is what happens to the rest of bmi, 'which has potential implications for BA,' Fitchie notes. British Airways and bmi are the two biggest holders of slots at Heathrow Airport.

Investec retains a hold rating on IAG but its 281 pence target price remains under review.

The deal comes three days after Lufthansa issued a profit warning, with the airline blaming poor results of its passenger operations in August and the continued economic uncertainty. The profit downgrade for 2011 triggered a sharp share selloff, and pushed other European airline stocks lower on fears about the outlook.

IAG has approved British Airways' acquisition, but a company spokeswoman declined to comment on the price. Bmi wasn't immediately available to comment.

At 0727 GMT, IAG shares traded up 1 pence, or 0.6%, at 143 pence, valuing the company at GBP2.64 billion, in a flat London market. The stock has fallen 48% since Jan. 1 on concerns about the airline industry's prospects amid a difficult economic environment.