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| Name | IATA (2005). Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines: 12th Edition Effective December 2005 |
| Description | IATA (2005). Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines: 12th Edition Effective December 2005, International Air Transport Association, Montreal – Geneva http://www.iata.org/NR/ContentConnector/CS2000/SiteInterface/sites/whatwedo/scheduling/file/fdc/WSG-12thEd.pdf. Accessed March 29, 2010 World economic activity increasingly demands a viable and dependable international commercial air transport system. To be operationally successful, such a system requires the close co-operation and coordination of governments, airport and air traffic control (ATC) authorities, as well as airlines. Due to an imbalance between the demand for worldwide air transport and the availability of adequate airport facilities/infrastructure and airspace systems to meet such demand, the number of congested airports worldwide is growing. As a result, the airline industry is increasingly subjected to serious operational disruptions, with a significant number of delayed departures and arrivals, which result in significant economic penalties. This adverse situation, which negatively impacts passengers, shippers, air traffic control agencies throughout the world as well as airports, has been the subject of intense consideration by Governments in recent years. Some have considered the introduction of various traffic distribution formulae to help relieve the congestion at busy airports. IATA is opposed in principle to the imposition of such rules because they can be impractical in the context of an international air transport system. Airline schedules, by their nature, involve more than one airport, often in different countries or continents. Any solution that is likely to ease the problem in one location must therefore be considered in an international context, with the active involvement of airlines and others directly involved in the air transport industry. There is a process in place today, which has been singularly successful in maintaining a high degree of coherence and stability in the international air transport system. Started by IATA in 1947 as a modest attempt to maximise interlining possibilities for a small number of airlines, the IATA Schedules Conference (SC) is now a worldwide forum for reaching consensus on schedule adjustments necessary to not only maximise interline opportunities but also a forum to discuss and resolve problems of airport congestion. With the cooperation of airlines, airports, coordinators and industry experts, IATA has developed a comprehensive set of procedures which are intended to provide guidance on managing the allocation of scarce resources at congested airports on a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory basis. The purpose of this document is to provide governments, airport managing bodies, coordinators, schedules facilitators and airlines with a detailed outline of these procedures. The procedures outlined in this document are intended to foster the fair and transparent allocation and efficient utilisation of scarce airport infrastructure to the acceptance of all parties concerned and to ensure that the requirements of civil aviation are met, mainly through the actions of the airlines themselves acting fairly and responsibly towards the public, airport managing bodies and one another. |
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