{"id":1780,"date":"2017-06-29T10:38:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:51:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T14:51:47","slug":"how-to-avoid-delays-into-greece-new-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/how-to-avoid-delays-into-greece-new-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid delays into Greece – new procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following on from the privatisation of Greek Airports this summer (see our article from earlier in June – Summer of Pain<\/a>), there are new procedures for Greek Slots.<\/p>\n

With delays super high into some of the smaller islands, especially at weekends, attention to the correct slot procedure is pretty important.<\/p>\n

The slot you’ll get from the HSCA is valid +\/- 30 mins. If you go outside that, then you’ll get a flight suspension message from Eurocontrol that looks like this.<\/p>\n

FLIGHT PLAN SUSPENSION\r\nACCORDING TO YOUR FLIGHT PLAN\r\nIFPLID 01020304\r\nARCID N765AC\r\nARCTYP C56X\r\nEOBD 160201\r\nEOBT 1945\r\nADEP LOWI\r\nADES LGMK\r\nELDT 2050\r\nNO CORRESPONDING AIRPORT SLOT WAS RECOGNISED<\/pre>\n
To get a new slot, or the initial one, the official process is this:<\/p>\n
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  1. Go to www.online-coordination.com, check for avail times<\/li>\n
  2. Pick a handler, and ask them to apply for it – use www.hsca.gr to find a handler.<\/li>\n
  3. Refile the FPL with the Slot ID<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    If you have any issues, you can call H24 this number in Greece re. slots:\u00a0+30 210 997 2656. And, we think, this email should also work: slot-hsca@athensairport.gr<\/p>\n
    References<\/strong><\/p>\n