This panel will discuss the legal regime surrounding the allocation of landing slots at congested airports, and how aviation law specialists can optimise their advice to stakeholders.

The panel will highlight the need for efficiency and standardisation in airport operations and discuss how these issues can best be addressed. We will review the Worldwide Airport Slots Guidelines, which was developed by the industry and discuss its implications for legal practitioners. The panel will also touch on several frequent issues that arise in connection with slot allocations, slots secondary trading, and review best practices that can be recommended by private practitioners.

Finally, discussions will be conducted around the legal constraints relating to the development of infrastructures and the handling of safety concerns. We will explore the sources of potential liability for airport operators and review crisis management principles that can be adopted to mitigate such risks.