The United States government proposed extending temporary waivers of international minimum flight requirements at some airports through late October due to Covid-19.
Airlines can lose their slots at some congested airports if they do not use them at least 80 per cent of the time, Reuters reports. The waivers have been in place since the pandemic began in March 2020.
International passenger air travel in 2021 was down 46 per cent to 61 million over 2019 levels, but up over the 34 million international air passengers in 2020.
