10-17-2018, 12:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2018, 02:28 PM by airlinemanage.)
Please aware that landing slot and departure slot exists in almost every airport, but not all airports have dedicated terminals or gates. Hong Kong, Singapore airports are examples, which have common use gates.
To make things simple, there are two common ways that airports lease their gates: One is that airlines lease gates and buy landing and departure slots, with the gate allocation managed by airlines themselves (such as Los Angeles), another is that airlines simply buy landing and departure slots, with parking fee included in landing fee, and gate allocation are not managed by airlines themselves, but the airport (such as Hong Kong). In reality, no one will buy a slot of a gate, but airlines do sub-lease a gate to another airline, if the airport is using the first way to lease their gates.
These are how airports handle scheduled flights, for business jets and general aviation and non-scheduled flights, airports handle them in a different way, so I hope AE players who fly business jets won't complain that its not realistic.
Finally, an off-topic information: In the real world, the allocation of slots is independent from the assignment of traffic rights under bilateral air services agreements. Airlines/aircraft operators need both in order to carry out scheduled commercial operations.
To make things simple, there are two common ways that airports lease their gates: One is that airlines lease gates and buy landing and departure slots, with the gate allocation managed by airlines themselves (such as Los Angeles), another is that airlines simply buy landing and departure slots, with parking fee included in landing fee, and gate allocation are not managed by airlines themselves, but the airport (such as Hong Kong). In reality, no one will buy a slot of a gate, but airlines do sub-lease a gate to another airline, if the airport is using the first way to lease their gates.
These are how airports handle scheduled flights, for business jets and general aviation and non-scheduled flights, airports handle them in a different way, so I hope AE players who fly business jets won't complain that its not realistic.
Finally, an off-topic information: In the real world, the allocation of slots is independent from the assignment of traffic rights under bilateral air services agreements. Airlines/aircraft operators need both in order to carry out scheduled commercial operations.