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Dec 10, 2014 (newstodate): Today will see the verdict by the EFTA court in the strife between Isavia and WOW Air over allocation of slot times at Keflavik Airport.
The Icelandic Supreme Court has asked EFTA for an advisory opinion on how to interpret a Council Regulation regarding allocation of slots at Community airports.
At the core is a legal dispute over allocation this spring of slot times for WOW Air's intended Transatlantic flights.
The carrier's request coincided with Icelandair's slots, and WOW Air was therefore granted slot times one hour later than Icelandair by the slots coordinator serving Iceland, the Danish company Airport Coordination Denmark.
WOW Air has since battled against this decision claiming that it was in essence an effort to favor Icelandair over WOW Air, and thus running counter to competition rules.
The Icelandic Supreme Court has asked EFTA for an advisory opinion on how to interpret a Council Regulation regarding allocation of slots at Community airports.
At the core is a legal dispute over allocation this spring of slot times for WOW Air's intended Transatlantic flights.
The carrier's request coincided with Icelandair's slots, and WOW Air was therefore granted slot times one hour later than Icelandair by the slots coordinator serving Iceland, the Danish company Airport Coordination Denmark.
WOW Air has since battled against this decision claiming that it was in essence an effort to favor Icelandair over WOW Air, and thus running counter to competition rules.