Case 50616 – Investigation into Atlantic joint business agreement

The text of the Commitments may be downloaded directly from the CMA’s website here.

The general duties and responsibilities of the Trustee are set out in section 5 of the Commitments. The Trustee also has specific responsibilities which are set forth in the relevant clauses of the Commitments.

Notice of an upcoming Slot Release Procedure for the IATA Summer 2026 Season

The information provided below is intended to draw the attention of airlines to the Slot Release Procedure under the Commitments.

The Slot Release Procedure opened on 14 August 2025. Pursuant to the Commitments, the Parties undertake, inter alia, to make Slots available at London (at the choice of the Applicant at either Heathrow or Gatwick), to allow in each instance a single eligible airline to operate up to seven (7) new or additional round-trips per week on London-Boston, London-Chicago and London-Miami. 

Airlines wishing to apply for Slots from the Parties should request a Slot request application form from the Trustee at the earliest opportunity. Any airline wishing to obtain Slots must inform the Trustee of its proposed Slot request using the Slot request application form by no later than 18:00 BST on 28 August 2025. An airline can apply for one or more routes. A summary of the key milestones for the IATA Summer 2026 Slot Release Procedure is provided below.

Key dates for the Slot Release Procedure for the IATA Summer 2026 Season

• 28 August 2025 - Deadline for Applicants to submit to the Trustee the completed Slot request application form, along with requests for anonymity, if any;
• 25 September 2025 - Deadline for the CMA (advised by the Trustee) to assess whether the Applicants meet the criteria of Prospective Entrant as defined under the Commitments;
• 09 October 2025 -
  • Deadline for Applicants to submit a request for Slots in accordance with the General Slot Allocation Procedure; and
  • Deadline for Applicants to submit to the Trustee a formal bid (including the Key Terms, business plan, formal corporate statement of intent, and offers of compensation for the Slots, if any).

Further details of the Slot Release Procedure are available from the Trustee. Applicants are requested to contact justin.menezes@mazars.co.uk, with a copy tostephen.wainwright@steergroup.comandmyoori.patel-rivet@mazars.co.uk to obtain a Slot request application form.

Please refer to the text of the Commitments themselves for an authoritative statement of the available contracts and the application process. To the extent that there is any discrepancy between this notice and the Commitments, the Commitments prevail.

Airlines wishing to obtain Slots are strongly encouraged to also contact Airport Coordination Limited (“ACL”) at the earliest opportunity. ACL is responsible for the coordination of Slots, service and infrastructure requirements at London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports. In the first instance, airlines should contact Amy Balman at ACL, whose details are provided below:

Contact details

Monitoring Trustee:

AJB Monitoring Trustee

FAO Justin Menezes

Forvis Mazars LLP, 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU

Tel: +44 (0)7881 284 080
Email: justin.menezes@mazars.com