Airlines
Many airlines face slot challenges to flying a commercially-optimal schedule. From overcoming airport capacity constraints to navigating slot trading and slot policy, a commercially-focussed slot strategy can help deliver both financial benefits and competitive positioning.Airport Access & Schedule Optimisation
At slot-constrained airports, airlines can find it difficult to access the slots needed to fly a commercially-optimum schedule.
Hub bank structures, additional frequencies and new routes are all reliant on obtaining optimum slot times to realise their network potential.
Slotwise Consulting supports airlines to access the slots needed to support schedule optimisation.
Slot Trading
Secondary slot trading, whether a sale, lease or baby-sit, is an alternative mechanism to acquire slots at some slot-constrained airports.
With some trades commanding eye-watering prices, it is imperative that an airline gets optimum value from a trade.
Slotwise Consulting works with airlines to identify potential trade partners and negotiate a value-driven price whilst navigating the intricacies of airport capacity and national slot policy.
Slot Policy
Both the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG) and national regulation can impact the strategic aspirations of airlines, often for far into the future.
So it is important to get it right.
Slotwise Consulting works with clients to understand the regulatory challenges presented by current policy and identify opportunities to shape it for the future.
Seasonal Planning Process Improvement
Many airlines can benefit from optimising the seasonal and long-term planning processes, whether via the implementation of industry best practice processes or specific planning criteria.
Slotwise Consulting identifies opportunities for process improvement, leading to improved slot portfolios, more passengers and increased revenue.
WASG Best Practice
The WASG outline the industry-agreed approach to the schedule planning process.
However, airport capacity declarations, airline scheduling processes and coordinator interpretations can all vary from agreed best practice.
Slotwise Consulting works with stakeholders to improve outcomes through better aligning processes with the industry benchmark or airport-specific alternative processes.
Remedy Slot Processes
When competition authorities approve mergers & acquisitions, slot remedies are often a condition of approval.
Slot remedies present opportunities for airlines to access slots not normally available to them, albeit via a less-familiar process.
Slotwise Consulting also works with airlines to guide them through this process.
Slot Portfolio Management
Smaller airlines are not always able to justify a full-time Slot Manager role but still want to optimise their schedule.
Slotwise Consulting undertakes the Slot Manager role on behalf of airlines, managing the day-to-day slot portfolio and driving best practice to optimise the airline’s slot portfolio.
Network Planning
Whether an LCC flying a web of point-to-point routes or a network carrier with hub-and-spoke connectivity, every route needs to be optimised to make a positive financial contribution to an airline’s network.
With its focus on slot strategy, Slotwise Consulting ensures a network plan is not a paper exercise but one which delivers slots at capacity-constrained airports.
Training & Workshops
With expertise across a wide range of slot strategy and route planning, Slotwise Consulting can tailor-make training and workshops to suit a client’s needs.