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1. Eugen 🎄 (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 05:25:12 UTC Eugen 🎄

   "Lufthansa confirmed that 18,000 flights had been flown empty to keep slots"

   https://www.airlive.net/lufthansa-group-confirmed-that-18000-flights-had-been-flown-empty-to-keep-airport-slots/

   • Kranfahrer (kranfahrer@mastodontech.de)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:11:19 UTC Kranfahrer

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     • meejah

     @meejah

     however, the European Union distributes take-off and landing rights, so-called slots, according to the "use or lose" principle. If the slots are not used, they are lost.

     yes, it's a shitty practice and extremely idiotic.🤦♂️

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   • meejah (meejah@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:11:20 UTC meejah

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     • Kranfahrer

     @kranfahrer insanity that they don't come to some agreement like "I will pay you $X to keep my slot" instead of actually-flying-a-fucking-plane....

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   • Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:11:21 UTC Kermode

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     • Kranfahrer

     @kranfahrer
     Do all major airports in the world do that? The damage and cost is staggering!
     @Gargron

   • Kranfahrer (kranfahrer@mastodontech.de)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:11:21 UTC Kranfahrer

     in reply to

     • Kermode

     @gemlog yes, large airports with gate slot costs. i think so. as i said, a common practice. it is 💩😡

     @Gargron

   • Kranfahrer (kranfahrer@mastodontech.de)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:11:22 UTC Kranfahrer

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     • Kermode

     @gemlog
     it's an ugly common practice here at the Frankfurt am Main airport (Fraport).

     all airlines do it. only lufthansa overdoes it and makes the headlines. the government should just ban it.

     @Gargron

   • Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:11:23 UTC Kermode

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     @Gargron That is a truly outrageous waste of fuel and added CO2!

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jan-2022 10:15:08 UTC Aral Balkan

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     @Gargron How are these people not behind bars?