FAA ISSUES EXTENSION OF LIMITED WAIVER OF THE SLOT USAGE REQUIREMENT
September 14, 2023
On August 9, 2023, the FAA issued an extension of limited waiver of the slot usage requirement. The FAA has extended the waiver through October 28, 2023. The limited, conditional waiver of the minimum usage requirement applies to Operating Authorizations or “slots” at JFK, LGA, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (“DCA”). The waiver’s extension comes amid increasing post-pandemic effects on Air Traffic Controller (“ATC”) staffing at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. Carriers will be permitted to voluntarily turn in up to 10 percent of their slots held at JFK and LGA, as well as impacted slots at DCA, for the period from September 16, 2023, through October 28, 2023. In addition, the FAA extended the limited policy for prioritizing returned operations at EWR due to post-pandemic effects on ATC staffing at N90 for purposes of establishing a carrier’s operational baseline in the next corresponding season. Carriers will likewise be permitted to voluntarily turn in up to 10 percent of their approved operating timings at EWR for the period from September 16, 2023, through October 28, 2023.
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