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Brussels Airlines Operates 3,000 Empty Flights To Keep Airport Slots
Brussels Airlines has operated 3,000 flights without passengers this winter to avoid losing take-off and landing slots. From a report: The airline's parent company, Lufthansa Group, confirmed that 18,000 flights had been flown empty, including 3,000 Brussels Airlines services, reports The Bulletin. EU rules require that airlines operate ... ⌘ Read more
@slashdot Do companies literally just have too much money on their hands? 🤔 Money to just light a match to and toss down a toilet? 😳
@slashdot Do companies literally just have too much money on their hands? 🤔 Money to just light a match to and toss down a toilet? 😳
Oh, I don't think they are burning money. It is a strategic decision. It looks like they have much more to lose if they do not take the approach they are taking.
@homer Really? 🤔 Hmmm I guess I wouldn't know 🤷♂️
@homer Really? 🤔 Hmmm I guess I wouldn't know 🤷♂️
@prologic @homer is probably right that they'd loose more losing the slots, than losing the money. Still this way of keeping the slots seems insanely stupid and wasteful, if the planes really flew and weren't just entered into the system to meet the requirement or what not.