Most airlines will have a mantra they teach their flight crew which is the priority they expect flight crew to adhere to.
In an airline environment, schedule is an everyday focus and one thing that challenges that is flying slots for their airplanes at busy airports.
Their mission, which they choose to accept, is to get their airplane from A to B safelyand within the mission parameters. Pilots pride themselves on developing and refining their craft to achieve the mission. If you have ever heard airline staff talking about a flying slot for airplanes at busy airports and wondered what they are and why we need them, then read on! This article exposes the dark side of flying slots and how airports, airlines, and flight crews manage them.
