Overview
- Airport Coordination Netherlands removed two Eindhoven landing slots for next summer after finding persistent lateness on Monday evening flights from Sofia and Thursday evening flights from Pisa.
- ACNL’s assessment cited consistent delays, with the affected services averaging more than an hour late, according to reports carried by Dutch media and Reuters.
- Ryanair said it has filed appeals to the European Commission and Dutch courts, calling the decision unprecedented and disproportionate and arguing the delays were driven by air‑traffic control.
- The Eindhoven action represents an unusual use of slot penalties tied to punctuality compliance, as reported initially by Eindhovens Dagblad.
- The enforcement comes as Ryanair trims its European network, including cancellations at Bergerac, Brive and Strasbourg and a plan to cut 1.2 million seats in Spain, moves the airline links to higher local aviation taxes.