+Article 10 4a.

Article 10 4a.

In addition, during the period from 30 October 2022 to 28 October 2023, the non-utilisation of a slot may also be justified by the introduction, by public authorities, of restrictions intended to address any major epidemiological situation, natural disaster or political unrest at one end of a route for which the slot in question was operated or planned to be operated, on condition that those restrictions significantly impact the possibility of, or demand for, travel, and that, on the routes concerned, the restrictions lead to any of the following:

(a) 

a partial or total closure of the border, airport or airspace during a substantial part of the relevant scheduling period;

(b) 

a severe impediment to the ability of passengers to travel with any carrier on that direct route during a substantial part of the relevant scheduling period, for example, where the impediment is linked to any of the following reasons:

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travel restrictions based on nationality or place of residence, the prohibition of all except essential travel, or bans on flights from or to certain countries or geographical areas,
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restrictions of movement, or quarantine or isolation measures, within the country or region where the airport of destination is located (including intermediate points), unless quarantine can be avoided by a negative test, proof of recovery or proof of vaccination recognised by the Union,
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restrictions on the availability of services essential to directly support the operation of an air service, including the closure of hospitality and public services, including transport, leading to a severe downturn in demand at either end of the route,
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limitations on number of passengers per flight and frequencies per air carrier leading to a severe downturn in demand at either end of the route;
(c) 

restrictions on airline crew movements that significantly hamper the operation of air services to or from the airports served, including sudden bans on entry or the unexpected stranding of crew due to quarantine measures, unless quarantine can be avoided by a negative test, proof of recovery or vaccination recognised by the Union.

This paragraph shall apply for the period in which the restrictions referred to in the first subparagraph apply and for up to 6 additional weeks, subject to the third and fourth subparagraphs. However, where those restrictions cease to apply less than 6 weeks before the end of a scheduling period, this paragraph shall apply to the remainder of the 6-week period only where the slots in the subsequent scheduling period are used for the same route.

This paragraph shall only apply to slots used for routes for which they were already used prior to the publication of the restrictions referred to in the first subparagraph.

This paragraph shall cease to apply where the air carrier, using the slots in question, changes to a route not affected by the restrictions referred to in the first subparagraph.

When a majority of Member States representing at least 50 % of the population of the Union apply restrictions referred to in the first subparagraph which significantly impact the possibility of, or demand for, travel and lead to any of the situations referred to in points (a) to (c) of the first subparagraph, each coordinator may, following a unanimous decision by coordinators of all Community coordinated airports to the effect that non-utilisation of slots is justified in general and its notification by them to the Commission and the Member States, apply this paragraph to all slots held at such airports for the duration of the restrictions that are in force and for up to 6 additional weeks, provided that those restrictions affect a significant number of routes to or from a Community airport, thereby rendering air traffic in the Union to a large extent unviable or leading to an uneven level playing field.

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