All S24 SAL’s have been issued. Please contact the coordinator if you have not received the message for a particular airport.
Country: Ireland
S23 SHLs for ACL Airports
12/09/22All S23 SHLs for ACL airports have now been distributed. Please contact the coordinator if you have not received the message for a particular airport.
W22 SAL distribution
10/06/22UPDATE 16th June:
All W22 SAL’s have now been issued, including Heathrow which was sent on 16 June 2022.
All W22 SAL’s with the exception of London Heathrow have been issued. Due to a legal challenge involving slots at London Heathrow, we have had to delay the issuance of all SALs at London Heathrow pending legal advice. We will provide a further update no later than Friday 17th June, if the SAL’s have not been distributed by then.
For all our other airports please contact the coordinator if you have not received the message for a particular airport.
Dublin Airport renews with Airport Coordination Limited
11/05/22
ACL enter third decade providing coordination services at Dublin Airport after competitive tender process.
Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) is delighted to announce that it will continue providing coordination services at Dublin Airport, Ireland. In a competitive process run by the Commission for Aviation Regulation, ACL was selected as Dublin Airport’s independent airport slot coordinator, marking the third decade of this relationship. ACL’s new, three-year contract with Dublin Airport will run from October 2022 and will support the airport’s growth following the opening of their new runway.
Dublin Airport welcomed a record 32.9 million passengers in 2019 and is Ireland’s main aviation gateway. It has an extensive and growing list of short-haul and long-haul destinations with a choice of over 180 destinations served by 44 different airlines.
In the past decade the airport has been preparing their new runway which is scheduled to open at the end of Summer 2022. ACL are looking forward to the challenge of helping the airport during this exciting time of expansion and their continued growth.
Airport Coordination Limited’s CEO, Neil Garwood, said ‘We are delighted to continue ACL’s long-running relationship with Dublin Airport. This new contract recognises the strength of the partnership we have built together over the last 20 years and is a clear sign of ACL’s commitment to achieving the best solutions for our airport and airline partners. We look forward to supporting Dublin Airport for many years to come.’
About Airport Coordination Ltd
ACL is the world’s first independent airport slot coordinator. It is headquartered in Staines, Middlesex, near London Heathrow Airport. ACL provides world-leading coordination, facilitation, and data collection services at 72 airports across four continents from its offices in the UK, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. Coordination at Dublin Airport is one of two Irish airports supported by ACL, enhancing ACL’s global position as the world’s leading and largest independent coordinator.
Media Contact
Denise Wakeford, Airport Coordination Limited
Tel: 020 8564 0606
Email: denise.wakeford@acl-international.com
W22 SHLs Distributed
25/04/22All W22 SHLs for ACL airports have now been distributed. Please contact the coordinator if you have not received the message for a particular airport.
S22 SALs for ACL Airports
05/11/21All S22 SALs for ACL airports have now been distributed. Please contact the coordinator if you have not received the message for a particular airport.
EU Alleviation for W21 in force
01/11/21The EU’s delegated act, which amends the EU Slot Regulation to provide alleviation from the use-it-or-lose it rule for W21, is now in force.
Under this amendment, which applies to EU airports, the ability to get full alleviation for slots returned prior to season start no longer applies. Instead, a usage ratio of 50% will apply to all slots, subject to the justified non-use provisions introduced in S21 (which continue to apply unamended).
W21 SALs for ACL Airports
04/06/21All W21 SALs for ACL airports have now been distributed. Please contact the coordinator if you have not received the message for a particular airport.
ACL announce new CEO
12/01/21Airport Coordination Limited would like to inform you that, following a thorough search and rigorous selection process, the Board of Airport Coordination Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Garwood as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Neil was formerly Managing Director of Southampton Airport, where he had been for ten years, having risen through the ranks after initially joining them as Terminal Operations Manager in 2010.
Neil will succeed Airport Coordination Limited’s departing CEO, Edmond Rose, who is moving on from his role at the end of February. The ACL Board thank Edmond for his outstanding contributions and leadership throughout his time with us and especially through the challenges of this last year.
The Chair of ACL, Lesley Cowley said “I am delighted to welcome Neil to ACL. Whilst our current CEO will be much missed, we are confident that Neil’s experience, drive and values make him an ideal successor to lead ACL as we emerge from the pandemic”.
The new CEO, Neil Garwood said “I am excited to be joining the world’s leading independent airport coordination organisation at a time of seismic change in the industry and very much look forward to continuing to deliver on ACL’s ambition of world class coordination excellence for our customers and stakeholders”.
Northern Summer 2021 (NS21) WASB Slot Waiver Announcement
27/11/20The Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB) issued its recommendation for airport slot alleviation measures covering the Northern Summer 2021 scheduling season. The following provides some initial guidance to give clarity on its application at airports coordinated by ACL to avoid unintended consequences should airlines apply the WASB recommendation immediately.
VALIDITY
The WASB announcement is a recommendation. For a waiver to be applied, the Regulatory or competent authority needs to adopt this recommendation or issue an alternative waiver. Across all ACL airports this has not yet occurred so currently NO waiver for Northern Summer 2021 is being applied.
When the position changes, ACL will update its guidance.
CANCELLATIONS IN ADVANCE OF A WAIVER
Any cancellation made prior to a waiver being issued may impact on your ability to retain the historic slot. For example, a full season slot returned before alleviation has been granted will be returned to the slot pool and reallocated based on the waitlist at that time.
FURTHER GUIDANCE
Once ACL is aware of the detail of any formal waivers, it will review and where necessary provide further guidance. The current guidance on alleviation can be found here.