Monitoring Trustee case in Case No COMP M.6447 IAG/bmi

CompetitionRx (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mazars LLP) is the Monitoring Trustee (“Trustee”) for the monitoring of the commitments given by International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (IAG) (the “Commitments”) to the European Commission (“Commission”) in relation to its acquisition of British Midland Limited (bmi) on 30 March 2012 (Case No COMP/M.6447) (“Commitments”).

The Commitments to the European Commission and other case related information can be downloaded directly from the Commission’s case page here.

The general responsibilities of the Monitoring Trustee are set out in section 6 of the Commitments. The Monitoring Trustee also has specific responsibilities which are set out throughout the Commitments.

Notice of an upcoming Slot Release Procedure for IATA Winter 2024/2025 Season

The information provided below is intended to draw the attention of Applicants to certain sections of the Commitments.

The Slot Release Procedure opened on 7 March 2024. Under the Commitments, Applicants are entitled to apply for slots to operate from London Heathrow airport to the following destinations:

Aberdeen;
Edinburgh;
Nice;
Cairo; and
Riyadh.

Slot Release Agreements awarded pursuant to this procedure shall be for operations commencing from the IATA Winter 2024/2025 Season (i.e., 27 October 2024).

Applicants wishing to apply for Slots should request a Slot Release Application Form from the Monitoring Trustee at the earliest opportunity. Expressions of interest must be submitted to the Monitoring Trustee on the form provided by no later than 18:00 GMT on 21 March 2024.

Key dates for the IATA Summer 2024 Slot Release Procedure

21 March 2024 – Deadline for Applicants to submit to the Trustee their Slot Request Application Form, details of its leased out or exchanged Slots at London Heathrow and indications of any claim for anonymity.
25 April 2024 – Deadline for the Commission (advised by the Monitoring Trustee) to assess whether the Applicant meets the eligibility criteria set out in the definitions of the Commitments.
9 May 2024 –
- Deadline for Applicants to send a request for Slots at the same time(s) as those requested previously to the slot coordinator in accordance with the General Slot Allocation Procedure; and
- Deadline for Applicants to send the Trustee its Key Terms, business plan and details of any compensation offered.

Further details of the Slot Release Procedure are available from the Monitoring Trustee. Applicants are requested to contact justin.menezes@mazars.com, with a copy to stephen.wainwright@steergroup.com, fernanda.salomon@mazars.co.uk, myoori.patel-rivet@mazars.co.uk and ishika.rout@mazars.co.uk to obtain a Slot Request Application Form.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to also contact Airport Coordination Limited (“ACL”) at the earliest opportunity. ACL is responsible for the coordination of slots, service and infrastructure requirements at London Heathrow airport. In the first instance, Applicants should contact Richard Cann or Ingrid Hainy at ACL, whose details are provided below:

Tel:	+44 (0)20 8564 0600
Fax:	+44 (0)20 8564 0691
Email:	heathrow@acl-uk.org
SITA:	LONACXH
Web Site:	www.acl-uk.org

Contact details:

Monitoring Trustee:

IAG Monitoring Trustee

FAO Fernanda Salomon

Mazars LLP

30 Old Bailey

London

EC4M 7AU

Tel: +44 (0)7881 283 388
Email: fernanda.salomon@mazars.co.uk