Questions on Access to Slots and Facilities at Mexican Airports 1.- Identify the slots coordinator in MEX. Describe the role, liability and adjudicated attributions with this position. The attribution to allocate landing and takeoff slots is responsibility of the Airport Director through the Deputy Airport Director of Operations. The Manager of the Operations Control Center conducts a demand and capacity analysis and identifies priorities for allocation in subsequent season equivalent; the Assistant Director of slots assignment performs respective slots allocation conciliation to determine the interest of their assignment and to establish whether if is applicable in the aircraft operator s itinerary. 2.- What is the underlying authority to slots assignment in Mexico? It is through the law, any regulation or some other mechanism? The allocation of landing and takeoff slots is provided for in Articles 6, 61, 62 and 63 of the Airports Law; Articles 93 to 103 of its rules; Articles 3 and 21 of the Civil Aviation Law Rules, among other general provisions. Also in Chapter 3 of the Airport Operations Regulation, and the Delays Subcommittee Rules. 3.- Describe, in as much detail as possible, the structure and characteristics of the existing slots in MEX. Please describe the differences of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, through the Civil Aviation Authority, which is the Government authority for the airport, has the attributions to set the rules for air traffic and the general foundations for slot allocations. Separately, the Airport Administrator is in charge of determining allocation of slots to aircraft operators, in accordance with safety rules, in a permanent, uniform, regular and non-discriminatory way, in accordance with operation priorities and schedules set out in the airport rules of operation. Note that in AICM, as is the case for every airport in Mexico, there is an Operation and Schedules Committee, established by authorities and aircraft operators at the airport proposing recommendations for landing and takeoff slots, taken into consideration by the Airport Administrator for the allocation process. 1
After the allocation of slots by the Airport Administrator, the aircraft operator must submit for approval of the Secretariat, in addition to the recommendation of the Operation and Schedules Committee. Similarly, the aircraft operator is responsible for monitoring compliance of landing and takeoff times allocated by the airport administrator. Otherwise, penalties may apply. Criteria for slots allocation is given according to the following factors, Type of service: i) passengers scheduled, ii) non-scheduled in the form of charter iii) regular cargo, and iv) non-scheduled air transport in the form of charter cargo; and to determine priorities in the allocation process in accordance of the effective period of operation. The slots are allocated to each airline or aircraft operator as an individual company and are not allocated in block, these are assigned according to the season and therefore have a finite effect for the season allocated (winter / summer). The basic difference with WSG IATA is that these give them historical rights to the slots at the airlines, whereas for national legislation the only priority considered is if they were operated in the previous season, regardless of when these were assigned. The allocation of slots takes place for organization and planning purposes of the flights at the airport. Another difference is that national legislation takes into consideration a rule, of not having delays attributable to aircraft operators in schedules allocated over 15% or assigned slots with a minimum operation rate of 85%. During the season when an aircraft operator requires a slot allocation, a request to the Airport Administrator must be submitted, indicating the route to be covered and the type of aircraft to be used, for which an opinion is asked to the Operation and Schedules Committee. The airport and the committee have established a procedure that allows these requests to be resolved within no more than 3 business days, with the understanding that whenever there are slots available, they should be allocated. That is, there is a general rule provided in the regulations stating that whenever there is a possibility to allocate a schedule for landing or takeoff (slots) must be allocated at the first request, under the principle of first request, first right to be allocated. That is, an aircraft operator ready for flight at any moment can get the landing and takeoff slots that are available. Worldwide Slot Guidelines a) Slots are only allocated for planning purposes by a duly appointed coordinator at a Level 3 airport. Yes, this applies. Article 93 Airports Law AICM Article 93. In Article 63 of the Airport Law, landing and takeoff Schedule is understood as the allocation by an Airport Administrator to an airline or aircraft operator for planning and 2
flight organization purposes at an Aerodrome Article 95. The Airport Administrator will allocate landing and takeoff slots to the aircrafts and their order of priority considering the recommendations of Operation and Schedules Committee attending at: ( ) b) Slots are only allocated to airlines and other aircraft operators. Yes, this applies, although it was just allocated for aircraft operators of passengers and cargo. Article 93 of Airports Law Rules Article 93. In Article 63 of the Law, landing and takeoff Schedule is understood as the allocation by an Airport Administrator to an airline or aircraft operator for planning and flight organization purposes at an Aerodrome c) An airline or other aircraft operator must have a slot allocated to it before operating at a Level 3 airport. Certain types of flight (for example, humanitarian or state flights) may be exempt or subject to special local procedures. Yes, this applies. Articles 63 of the Airports Law; 93, 95, 52, 105 of Airport Law. Article 63. The airport administrator will determine landing and takeoff schedules and aircraft shift priorities based according with the relevant regulations set under fair and nondiscriminatory criteria and, taking into consideration the Committee recommendation and timetables for operation as referred to in Article 61 of this law. Article 93. In Article 63 of the Law, landing and takeoff Schedule is understood as the allocation made by an Airport Administrator to an airline or aircraft operator for planning and flight organization purposes at an Aerodrome 3
Article 95. The Airport Administrator will allocate landing and takeoff slots to aircrafts and their order of priority considering the recommendations of Operation and Schedules Committee attending at: ( ) Article 52. The concessioner or licensee shall have obligatory services for air navigation ten business days prior to the start of operations. Air navigation services provided in a civil Aerodrome should be available for all Aircraft Operators in equal and uniform conditions. State Aircraft flights or National Security operations have priority in the allocation of services. Article 54. The concessioner or licensee will be responsible for the Aerodrome to meet with the essential and nonessential airport services according to their classification and category. ( ) State and Army aircrafts and those performing National Security functions have priority over the allocation of all airport services. Article 105. Aircrafts must use Aerodrome areas solely for the purpose for which these are intended. d) Airlines and other aircraft operators must not intentionally operate services at a significantly different time or use slots in a significantly different way than allocated by the coordinator. Exempted from the provisions in the preceding paragraph include an emergency state declared on board an aircraft, should circumstances justify it. ( ). Yes, this applies. Flight operations none adjusted at the slot assignment are classified as delays or cancellations, as appropriate, and it can result in loosing of that slot. Article 97 of Airport Law. Article 97. Airlines and aircraft operators are 4
responsible for guaranteeing the use of allocated landing and takeoff schedules. A delay will be established when landing or departing from the Aerodrome takes place at a different time from the allocated schedule, on terms established in the rules of air traffic considering international standards. Operation and schedules Committee must have a Delays Subcommittee presided by an Aerodrome Commander to determine, in accordance to applicable provisions, causes and liabilities for aircraft delays and cancelations. e) A series of slots is at least 5 slots requested for the same time on the same day-of-theweek, distributed regularly in the same season, and allocated in that way or, if that is not possible, allocated at approximately the same time. f) An airline is entitled to retain a series of slots on the basis of historic precedence. No, this does not apply; the allocation of slots takes place over complete periods for the season. Mostly applicable It doesn t make the allocation of slots for slot series. Article 95 of Airport Law. Article 95. The Airport Administrator will allocate landing and takeoff slots for the aircrafts and their priority considering the recommendations of the Operation and Schedules Committee in observance of: I. Safety and efficiency criteria, and according to the following priorities: a) Flights have priority in the following order: i) passengers scheduled, ii) nonscheduled in the form of charter iii) regular cargo, and iv) non-scheduled air transport in the form of charter cargo; 5
b) Priority over a scheduled slot is for the aircraft operator that has occupied it in the previous period; g) Historic precedence applies to a series of slots that was operated at least 80% of the time during the period allocated in the previous equivalent season. Yes, this applies partially. If the slots were operated at 85% during the period of the assignment of the previous season equivalent guarantees that have priority assignment. Article 99. In the event that the Secretariat determines that an Aerodrome is at saturation in specific times, the Airport Administrator, since the determination have effect, assign the schedules of landing and takeoff applying, in this regard, The bases under Articles 95 and 96 previous mentioned an those listed below: I. During initial four years, the assignment of landing and takeoff slots will be made according to the following: a) The Airport Administrator will withdraw the landing and takeoff slots assignment at the Aircraft Operators that during the previous year, for reasons attributable to them, was not operated at least 85% or held delays 15% or more; h) Historic slots may not be withdrawn from an airline to accommodate new entrants or any other category of aircraft operator. Confiscation of slots for any reason other than proven intentional slot misuse is not permitted. Not applicable, the allocation only recognizes the shift priority of aircrafts and whether the slots assigned were operated or not. Furthermore, as per Airport Law, if the saturation condition at the airport prevails for over three years, it will initiate an exception regime where only 10% of the slots, will be auctioned, to promote slot reallocation among Airlines and aircraft operators and sponsor a more efficient use of slots. 6
Auctioned slots only may be withdrawn later for misuse, that is, due to delays or flight cancelation. Note: The saturation in the AICM was determined in 29th September 2014, so that the regime above mentioned it s not yet applicable. Article 99; section II, of the Airport Law. Article 99. In the event that the Secretariat determines that an Aerodrome is in saturation at air field at specific times, the Airport Administrator, since the determination has effect, will allocate the schedules of landing and takeoff applying, in this regard, the bases under Articles 95 and 96 previous mentioned an those listed below: II. If elapsed three years the Aerodrome still remains at saturation, the Airport administrator shall: a) Withdrawn in the first month of each year, from the fourth, 10% of slots assigned at each airline or aircraft operator in saturated hours. To calculate, decimals equal or greater than 0.5 shall be rounded to the next unit, and decimals less than 0.5 shall be rounded to the lower unit; b) The Airport Administrator shall notify at the Airlines and aircraft operators with slots assigned in saturated hours, the number of schedules to be withdraw, so that each air carrier report by writing within a maximum period of thirty calendar days the schedules that prefers to be withdraw in terms of this part in saturated hours; c) If during the period described in the 7
preceding paragraph aircraft operators do not report the schedules that prefers to be withdraw, the administrator shall determine and notify at the air carrier d) Slots determined to withdraw under this part, be withdrawn at the aircraft operators after 365 days from the notification of number of schedules that will be withdrawn in accordance of the clause b); e) The slots withdrawn in accordance with this part will be allocated through auction indicated in this Article, which should be between 120 and 180 days from period indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall take effect at next day of the period indicated in the previous clause d); The auctioned slots in terms of parts I and II of this Article; only may be withdrawn during the next four years for the reasons specified in the section I. i) Slots may be freely transferred or exchanged between airlines, or used as part of a shared operation, subject to the provisions of these guidelines and applicable regulations. Application is under fulfillment of previous formal requirements enabling an efficient secondary market that foresees the figure of slot assignment and exchange. Article 98 of the Airport Law. Article 98. Slots assigned at the aircraft operators may be exchanged, yielded or transferred with other Aircraft operators, if both parts are on time with payment of services referred in Article 96 in these rules; that this slot has been used for at least a year by the original air carrier; and notify at the Airport administrator this operation, specifying the scheduling of slot. 8
The Airport Administrator may withdraw landing and takeoff slots allocated to an aircraft operator when the exchange or grant in violation of the previous paragraph or are overdue in payment of services referred in Article 96 of these rules; notification must be received by the air carrier with 90 days of anticipation. j) Coordinators must be functionally and financially independent of any single interested party and act in a neutral, transparent and nondiscriminatory way. Yes, partially applicable. The Airport administrator, structure, material and human resources are functionally and financially independent from aircraft operators, but subject to a federal Budget. Articles 63 of the Airports Law and others. Article 63. At the airports, the airport administrator will determine schedules and aircraft shift priorities in accordance with the relevant regulations set under fair and nondiscriminatory criteria and, taking into consideration the Committee recommendation and timetables for operation referred to in Article 61 of this law. k) The allocation of slots is independent from the assignment of traffic rights under bilateral air service agreements. Yes, this applies. Traffic rights to operate a route are independent from slot allocation, for both domestic and international carriers. Traffic rights are granted for Transports and Communications Secretariat through the Civil Aviation Authority. Articles 63 of the Airports Law, 21, 22, 29 and 33 Civil Aviation Rules, Article 22. Grantee requesting authorization of additional routes, must submit modifications to the technical-operational study of the service or services of National air transport scheduled seeking operate and, if applicable, 9
the investment program referred in section I clauses a) and d), and section II clause b) of Article 19 of these rules. Grantee shall submit the request before the Secretariat with the information mentioned in this Article with fifteen business days previous at the starting of operations of respective routes. Article 29. Mexican Grantees of regular international air carrier service requesting authorization of additional routes must submit modifications to the technical-operational study of service or services of International air transport scheduled seeking operate and, if applicable, the investment program referred in sections I clauses a) and d), and section II clause b) of Article 19 of these rules, without detriment to international agreements. Article 33. When the Secretariat approves the use of a route at a foreigner licensee, this gives them the right to operate it; in equality of conditions as the Mexican licensee requesting it; as long as they fulfill the requirements established by the Law and its rules. Article 21. The grantee needs Secretariat authorization to operate in the schedules allocated by wright for the concerned airport Administrator, for which it is necessary to submit the recommendations of each Operation and Schedules Committee, in order to follow the provisions of article 63 of the Airport Law. The Secretariat shall resolve the request mentioned in this article in a period no greater than five business days from the submittal of that request. If this period expires and the Secretariat does not issue a resolution, the request shall be deemed granted. If the request was found incomplete, the Secretariat 10
shall notify within five business days from the request submission. l) Slot times are based on the planned on-block (landing) and off-block (departure) times. Actual times of landing and departure may vary due to operational factors. m) All activities involving slots, including the determination of historic slots, are in UTC, unless otherwise agreed. This applies partially. Given that compliance is considered on the basis of times chock to chock. This applies partially, the assignment just recognizes the shift priority of aircrafts and whether the slots assigned were operated or not. Just as it differs in the use of standardized messages, the slots allocation calendar and participation in IATA slots conferences; that is, in some administrative aspects of the WSG. 4.- Does a slot at MEX confer the right to use all necessary aeronautical facilities e.g., loading bridges, baggage facilities), or is it simply a right to land or takeoff? More than the right, which is a right of all aircrafts landing at the airport, the objective of the allocation of schedules (slots) is to provide a timetable order to organize attention for the aircraft on the bases of declared airport capacity, so that the aircraft receive in a timely manner all essential airport services either upon landing in position or departure. To perform a takeoff or landing operation, an air carrier requires different airport services, that the airport licensee has to comply with to give to air carriers on competitive bases and non-discriminatory not only be impractical but materially impossible to allow an aircraft landing and not to provide the necessary services for their operation. On this matter, Airport Law establishes: Article 53 Civil aerodromes in public service, airport and complementary services are given to all requesting users on a permanent, regular, uniform and non-discriminatory conditions rendered in terms of quality timelines and price according to aircraft 11
shift priorities and schedules established in the operation rules of civil aerodrome, according to the criteria outlined by the Secretariat. Airport services are provided at no cost to military aircraft statements and those performing national security functions. It is understood by the allocation of slots the permit issued by the airport administrator form the Mexico International Airport for a planned operation of the carrier (Art. 63 Airport s Legislation). Once a planned operation becomes operated contemplates using airport infrastructure needed to get in or out at a date and time. It is emphasized that by their very nature the airport services are provided in set to all and each carrier. Even though if each of the airport services is legally independent, provision requires it s made during joint operation so that it can be made. 5.- Can carriers buy / sell / trade / lease MEX slots? If so, what if any conditions exist on those transactions? Are transactions reviewable by any government authority? Landing and takeoff times allocated to the carriers can not be bought, sold, or leased, may be exchanged or transferred to other carriers, provided both are up to date in the payment of airport and air navigation services, providing at the aerodrome in question; the hours in question had been used for at least one year by the original carrier, and the airport administrator is notified of the operation, specifying the time in question. (Article 98 Airport Law). Article 98. Slots assigned at the aircraft operators may be exchanged, yielded or transferred with to other Aircraft operators, if both parties are up to date in terms of payment of services referred in Article 96 of these regulations; that these slots have been used at least for a year by the original air carrier; and notify at the Airport administrator this operation, specifying the schedule of slot. The Airport Administrator may withdraw landing and takeoff slots allocated to an aircraft operator when the exchange or grant in violation of the previous paragraph or are overdue in payment of services referred in Article 96 of this rules; it must notify at the air carrier with 90 days of anticipation. 12
This is complemented by rule 3.1.8 of the Guidelines for the allocation of landing and takeoff schedules of the AICM: Points of exchange between carriers. The times assigned for landing and take off, may be exchanged or transferred to other carriers if both are up to date in payment services. Hours at issue has been used at least one year by the original carrier and the airport manager must be notified 91 days at least before defining the time of this notice to try and meet the requirements set for application allocation of slots. The Airport administrator may withdraw landing and take-off schedules allocated to air carriers when exchange or transferred contrary of the previous paragraph above or if they have expired on debts payment informing the air carrier within 90 days of anticipation. 6.- Is there a minimum use requirement on slots at MEX such as an 80-20 rule? How is slot use currently monitored at MEX? What is the penalty for operating without a slot? Is slot use monitored on a perflight basis, or over some time period (e.g., monthly, by IATA scheduling season, etc.) How many slots have been recalled due to carriers not meeting the use-or-lose requirements? Yes, it does exist, with a 85/15 percentage. Article 99. In the event that the Secretariat determines that an Aerodrome is at saturation in specific times, the Airport Administrator, from the time the determination takes effect, assign the schedules of landing and takeoff applying, in this regard, The bases under Articles 95 and 96 previous mentioned an those listed below: I. During initial four years, the assignment of landing and takeoff slots will be made according to the following: a) The Airport Administrator will withdraw the landing and takeoff slots assignment at the Aircraft Operators that during the previous year, for reasons attributable to them, was not operated at least 85% or held delays 15% or more; The rule reproduced in section 3.1.6 of the guidelines for the allocation of slots from AICM. If done monitoring of slot. The airport administrator as non-authority can not be penalized for operating without slot only is reported to the Aviation Authority. 13
The allocation of slots in based on each of the following seasons; winter and summer period under this last application of saving electricity. Using the slot base in monitored in flight number always slots can be used with different flight numbers, but it has to be always informed to the Airport Administrator and evaluated by season. The penalty for operating without slot is a fine corresponding to apply to the DGAC. Note that by law, the service may not be denied for landing. Article 55 from the Airports Law stablishes: Article 55 In the civil aerodromes of public service, Art. 55 At Civil Public Service Aerodromes, removed, the consideration for the services must be paid in cash, except from contracts otherwise provided. If not paid considerations, concessionaires or licensees, and the service may suspend the provision of the same, only by service concerned and as stated in respective contracts. In no event will refuse landing service users in civil aerodromes. Article 87 From the Civil Aviation Law specifies the penalty for not sticking to the stablished schedules. Article 87 they will imposed concessionaries or permit holders of public service of air transportation for the following penalties. XII No subject to itineraries, flight frequencies and schedules allowed, a fine of 200 to 1000 minimum salaries. 7.- What is the process for accommodating changes to proposed schedules and slot utilization on the day of operations? If a carrier wishes to be accommodated outside of the times in which it has slots, what is the procedure? What percentage of operations at MEX are handled in such a way? How are such operations accounted for in useor-lose calculations? 14
This process is applied once the season is started to address the medium term process that goes from one month before until two days before the operation, and in the short term, that goes from one day before until one hour before the operation. The first two are processed through a written application and an electronic file (Excel), addressed to the airport administrator and in a short term the application is addressed to the Operational Control Center (CCO) manager. In the last 2 processes the airlines look for a different schedule from the one they have in the long term. (For the season plan), this is processed through a system developed by the airport administrator to be assigned between a range of + / - 30 minutes respect of the requested, in case there is no slot availability, a report is generated that it was not assigned due to unavailability. Actually we aim for assignment or allocation to be during the season and matching the airline s business hours. In general terms in 2004, 66% of the schedules used correspond to how they were assigned prior to the start of the season, while 34% were subject to change, to be assigned according to availability existence. The basis of the procedures for changes or additional slots from the previously assigned for the season is established in article 96 in the Airport Law: Article 96.- Aircraft operator requiring allocation of landing times and take of additional or different to those assigned, must submit written application addressed to the airport administrator with a copy to the Operation and Schedules Committee indicating the route aim to cover and type of aircraft to be used. The Airport Administrator and the Operation and Schedules Committee shall establish a procedure to allow that the request referred to in this article be solved expeditiously, without exceeding 3 business days, on the understanding that wherever there is availability of time, it should be granted except as noted in the following paragraphs. The airport administrator may dispose of a request from aircraft operators that have expired on debts payment for airport compensations and air navigation services provided at the respective aerodrome. An aircraft operator cannot make a landing or take off if for any reason they do not have air navigation services as required at the airport of origin or destination, subject to what is stated in article 55 of the Law. Based on this article, operating rules from AICM, establish that carriers and aircrafts operators who request for allocation of additional landing and takeoff schedules or different from what they have assigned, must submit a written or 15
electronic form request containing information regarding the flight, to the airport administrator with copy of the operation and schedule indicating the route hedged and type of aircraft used (subsection 3.1.5. 11 guidelines). Additional or different schedules from the ones assigned to the airlines will receive them 3 business days after the application is submitted to the assistant manager of operational control center. For those companies scheduled or non scheduled passenger and cargo operations requiring the following types of flight, extra. Concentration, training, transfer and testing should proceed to apply at least 4 hours prior to the aeronautic authority and the airport administrator which shall be subject to the availability of schedules and airport services and proceed according to the flowchart for the allocation of slots (3.16 IX Guidelines). 1. Airlines staff submit schedules application, addressed to the airport administrator and copy the Civil Aviation Authority. 2. Civil Aviation Authority gives authorization for the operation to start slot granting, notifying the applicant and the airport administrator of the slots allocation. 3. Airline delivers the request with authorization stamp from the Civil Aviation Authority and airport administrator. 4. Airport administrator will coordinate with Air Navigation Services (SENEAM) for schedule allocation. The administrator will receive the application and proceed to upload it into the system the schedule assigned communicating it to the Civil Aviation Authority and Air Navigation Services (SENEAM). 8.- Do carriers own MEX slots, or are they considered property of the airport, government, or another entity? For what, if any reason, can slots be recalled from carriers? If slots can be recalled, please provide a list of those that have been recalled in the past 12months. Slots in all cases are airport property, who manages and uses them as a means to arrange and organize flights at the airport, slots allocation formalizes that the air carriers have exclusive ownership to operate during the validity of this assignment, and when it finishes it becomes the airport s, so again they can evaluate who will have priority of operation during a next equivalent season, taking into consideration that the schedule assigned corresponds to the business hours of the airlines. 16
They have not been removed slots. 9.- What is the total slot pool at MEX by hour and day? Are there any day-of-week or seasonal variances? Please provide a list of all carriers operating at the airport and the slots that each carrier holds and / or operates, by hour. Please also indicate which of those slots are former Mexicana holdings. A slot pool is not properly formalized, in any case what you have are slots that are available for allocation, marginally one or two per day and for a few hours from 6 to 22:59 hours mainly from 23 to 5:59 hours. The airport can allocate 58 slots per hour so it has capacity to assign 1,392 slots, which usually are assigned around 1,114 slots, 80% are regularly allocated per day. We attach a list of air carriers operating regularly at AICM and the slots allocated to each airline during 2014. It is not possible to identify the slots that were been allocated to Mexicana de Aviacion or other airlines that no longer operate because the process of allocating slots changed from having assigned slots to the exact minute. For the allocation in five minute blocks in the 0 5 time zone, hourly, so this may nominally coincide only those assignments in such ranges, but for purpose of prioritizing its allocation is only considered if they were occupied or not. 10.- On average, how many hours per day does MEX operate above the stated slot-controlled operational limit? Please provide any data you have (in Excel format) comparing allocated slots to scheduled and actual operations by hour and by carrier for your busiest month in the past calendar year. An average of 18 hours from 07:00 till 22:59 hours, that is only the corresponding period to the time line declared in saturation, is it clear that the attached file corresponds to July 2015, and the real time reported corresponds to the in and out from position. 17
11.- What are the limiting factors requiring slots at MEX? Are there any plans to address the issues though expansion or other means?. Declared airport capacity should not be exceeded. There are schedules that are saturated where demand exceeds offering, but not all, it would be desirable to expand the operation to less requested schedules from 00:00 to 6:00 hours. There are no plans to expand capacity. 12.- Are there currently unused slots at MEX? Are there any plans to address the issues through expansion or other means?. Yes, but slots are not requested and located on a time line of low demand from 23:00 to 06:59 hours. An air carrier can get this by just requesting. There is no preference for new entrants because only available slots can be allocated and once finished the season allocation process. In fact, different air carriers have begun to use that slots for domestic and international flights. The procedure to get this is the same as previously mentioned, either at the beginning of the season or by request of additional slots as described previously. 13.- How many new entrants have begun service at MEX in the past 24 months? Please provide carrier names. BUSINESS NAME AIR TRAIN (gave their slots to southwest) CATHAY EMIRATES SOUTHWEST (gave their slots to air tran) (on the basis of schedules given of air tran) QATAR MARTIN AIR HOLLAND N.V. MCS AEROCARGA CENTURION AIR CARGO S. DE R.L. (Restart Operations in 2015) SKY LEASE CARGO JET BLUE (with slots allocated since October 1 2015) TRADE NAME TRS CPA UAE SWA QTR MPH MCS CWC KYE JBU 18
14.- What is the status of the slots resulting from the Mexicana and other airline bankruptcies? Are there plans to recall, retire, or otherwise alter the current status of those slots? Are there any encumbrances to those slots that have been allocated to existing airlines? R= As stated in the answer to question 8, slots are not owned by an air carrier, therefore only those slots that are identified are those matching the ones that were assigned in minute 0 and 5 of each hour, but the assignment made by and have a validity period, the occupation that they have made other air carriers determine who has priority for a next assignment. Some slots have legal situations, for assignments that took place years ago, and at this date have not prevented address allocation process about 58 operations per hour for those air carriers operating regularly at AICM. 15.- What is the time line for implementing new slots regime at MEX? What is legislative, regulatory, or other process will have to be completed for it to be put in place. No defined date exists for the implementation of a new slots regime given that this shall imply necessary modifications to the Airport Law; with the implication that it represents and consequently adequate actual guidelines for arrival and takeoff slots and the corresponding procedures of slots assignation. 16.- What will the characteristics of that new regime be? Will it be modeled on the IATA WSG? If so What if any variances will there be? Please provide the information requested in questions 4-7 as it relates to the proposed regime. R= Article 63. The airport administrator will determine landing and takeoff schedules and aircraft shift priorities bases on the relevant regulations set under fair and non-discriminatory criteria and, taking into consideration the Committee recommendation and timetables of operation referred to in Article 61 of the Law. That is, all adjustments made must respect the provision that corresponds to the airport administrator to determine schedules and will include landing and takeoff. 19
It will be necessary to acquire a new system of slot allocation under the IATA parameters. In this sense with regards to Question 4 the concept is extended to set permission and exploit airport capacity, strengthening departure of the aircraft is performed in accordance to the assigned slot as is. With respect to Question 5 the exchange or transfer of slots between air carriers will expedite the only provision to do so in knowledge of airport administrator and indicate to whom the duty to occupy, regardless of the conditions which motivate such movements; so it is up to question 6 the 80/20 rule and the conditions under which the slot would be lost, slot monitoring is maintained, would perform the adjustment of the season periods established by IATA and the registration and control the slots that did not comply with 80% utilization. With regard to question 7 the process will be aligned with IATA calendar and ways. 17.- Please describe any facility constraints at TOL that would prevent existing carriers for expanding service or new entrants from commencing service. New Mexico City Airport 18.- Please provide a status update on the development of the new Mexico City airport. What is the expected opening date and what is the expected capacity. Please describe how you view it complementing the existing Mexico City airport system of MEX and TOL. What carriers are expected to serve the new airport? 20