ACL

Extending Slot Coordination• 21 July – 15 August 2012, inclusive – No IFR arrivals or

departures without pre-booked slot• Implemented by Airport Coordination Limited (ACL)

within EU and UK rules• Covers 40 airports with potential to impact on South

East controlled airspace• Linked to acceptance of flight plans

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How the System Works• Review slot availability of the airport on line at www.online-coordination.com• Contact the Airport/Handling Agent as appropriate (to allow for parking and handling

availability)• Airport uses www.online-coordination.com website to obtain slots• All slots booked through ACL online-coordination.com System are on/off block times not

airborne/landing times• For General and Business Aviation the Airport receive back a unique slot ID for use with

confirmed slots, the slot ID is entered by the operator in field 18 of the flight plan, with the prefix of RMK/ASL: i.e. RMK/ASLGBXXAPVT554300

• The addition of an appropriate contact telephone number in field 18 is imperative to allow for possible resolution of discrepancies highlighted

• Submitting a flight plan without a valid slot ID will ultimately result in the flight plan being suspended on the day or a possible heavy fine up to £20,000

• Applies to everyone, including “state” flights, VVIPs• Late changes possible subject to availability – ACL will operate 24/7 during Olympic period• Permits for hire & reward flights will only be issued by the DfT on evidence of slots being

booked – application forms download from www.dft.gov.uk/topics/aviation-permits

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Suspension Timeline

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Standard FPL filing time

Opr response time

warning msg period ACL send email to CFMU

CFMU send suspension msg

-55 -25 -15 -30HOURS TO IOBT -4 -3 -2 -1 IOBT

-3 -2 -1-54

Only warning msg sentDFS attempts match

Emergency suspension process

Late FPL filing time

ACL

Slot Coordination Will...

• Protect scheduled and non-scheduled traffic from disruption due to congested airspace

• Facilitate orderly and efficient use of available airport capacity

• Work with and through the market• Encourage operators to book early

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General and BusinessAviation bookings –As of Saturday the03rd of March 2012

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ACL

• www.airspacesafety.com/olympics• www.dft.gov.uk/topics/london-2012• www.acl-uk.org• www.fco.gov.uk/en/global-issues/london-2012/• www.nats-uk.ead-it.com

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