Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep t

[corbe]

Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak

Adam Bienkov 12 hrs ago

Airlines are running empty 'ghost' flights during the coronavirus due to European rules forcing operators to use their allocated flights or lose their slots.

The rules are leading some airlines to waste thousands of metric tons of jet fuel flying empty planes in and out of Europe.

Demand for flights is collapsing worldwide with airline industry groups warning that the coronavirus crisis could wipe up to $113 billion off the value of the industry.

The UK's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written to flight regulators demanding the 'use it or lose it' rules be suspended to stop the spread of ghost flights.

Airlines are wasting thousands of gallons of jet fuel running empty 'ghost' planes during the Coronavirus outbreak, due to European rules forcing operators to lose their flight slots if they keep their planes on the grounds.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/airlines-are-burning-thousands-of-gallons-of-jet-fuel-flying-empty-ghost-planes-so-they-can-keep-their-flight-slots-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/ar-BB10PvkY?ocid=spartanntp

[libertybele]

Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel flying empty 'ghost' planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak

Adam Bienkov 12 hrs ago

Airlines are running empty 'ghost' flights during the coronavirus due to European rules forcing operators to use their allocated flights or lose their slots.

The rules are leading some airlines to waste thousands of metric tons of jet fuel flying empty planes in and out of Europe.

Demand for flights is collapsing worldwide with airline industry groups warning that the coronavirus crisis could wipe up to $113 billion off the value of the industry.

The UK's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written to flight regulators demanding the 'use it or lose it' rules be suspended to stop the spread of ghost flights.

Airlines are wasting thousands of gallons of jet fuel running empty 'ghost' planes during the Coronavirus outbreak, due to European rules forcing operators to lose their flight slots if they keep their planes on the grounds.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/airlines-are-burning-thousands-of-gallons-of-jet-fuel-flying-empty-ghost-planes-so-they-can-keep-their-flight-slots-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/ar-BB10PvkY?ocid=spartanntp

Ridiculous -- you would think during this time that "slots" could somehow be renegotiated.

[Free Vulcan]

Sounds like the perfect kafkaesque scenario created by the EU bureaucracy.

[EdinVA]

The stupidity of "democratic socialism" rears it's ugly head... again!

[Sighlass]

Sounds like the perfect kafkaesque scenario created by the EU bureaucracy.

Thanks for the new term... Kafkaesque

[Cyber Liberty]

Thanks for the new term... Kafkaesque

It isn't new.  The National Government has been Kafkaesque since Wilson.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Talk about ghost planes.

Went on a 3 week visit to China scheduled 2 days after 9/11.

We had to wait an additional day to leave, and the 747 into Hong Kong had no Americans on it but us two, with a few Asians.

Made it real comfortable to fly economy class.

[Cyber Liberty]

Talk about ghost planes.

Went on a 3 week visit to China scheduled 2 days after 9/11.

We had to wait an additional day to leave, and the 747 into Hong Kong had no Americans on it but us two, with a few Asians.

Made it real comfortable to fly economy class.

Must have been one of the first flights out, all air traffic was shut down because of 9/11.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Must have been one of the first flights out, all air traffic was shut down because of 9/11.

it was.  And we made a connection out of New Orleans.