Penalties in Store for Airlines Misusing Flight Slots

Penalties in Store for Airlines Misusing Flight Slots
A Qantas Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane travels down the runway as a Qantas Boeing 717 plane lands at Sydney International Airport on June 7, 2024. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images
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Airlines will be slapped with fines of almost $100,000 (US$65,000) for misusing valuable flight slots at Australia’s busiest airport.

Reforms passed by federal parliament on Nov. 28 aim to increase competition in the airline sector at Sydney Airport following allegations carriers were deliberately cancelling services to maintain valuable slots at terminals.