COHOR details Paris Orly slot distribution highlights, confirms 20% allocation to PSO routes

9 December, 2019

COHOR confirmed (05-Dec-2019) a pool of 12,335 slots were allocated at Paris Orly Airport as a result of the bankruptcy of Aigle Azur. The authority resolved to preempt a maximum of 20% of the pool for public service obligation (PSO) routes, reducing the size of the pool available for reallocation to 9868 slots. Details include:

  • New entrants: 5110 slots;
    • Lufthansa: 1460 for the operation of twice daily Munich-Paris Orly service;
    • HOP!: 1460 for the operation of twice daily Paris Orly-Frankfurt service;
    • Wizz Air: 1460 for the operation of daily Budapest-Paris Orly and daily Sofia-Paris Orly service;
    • easyJet: 730 for the operation of daily Glasgow-Paris Orly service;
  • Incumbents: 4758 slots;
    • Air Caraibes: 1460;
    • Corsair: 1460;
    • Transavia France: 1460;
    • La Compagnie: 312;
    • TAP Air Portugal: 66 during summer season only. [more - original PR]