‘Not your property’: Government cracks down on airline slot hoarding

'Not your property': Federal government cracks down on airline slot hoarding

Airlines will be forced to explain why they delay or cancel flights out of Sydney under a new government crackdown on alleged slot-hoarding at the nation's busiest airport.Transport Minister Catherine King announced an overhaul of Sydney Airport's demand management system this morning to make slots more competitive and the processes governing them more transparent."It's a signal to the airlines that the slots are not your property," King said.R…

‘Not your property’: Government cracks down on airline slot hoarding

Airlines must now publish their reasons for flight cancellations and delays in regular audits as the federal government seeks to squash anticompetitive behaviour.