Although capacity at the world's busiest international airport is scarce, an open-skies deal could unleash a round of slot-trading between carriers who operate short-haul services from Heathrow and long-haul airlines vying for transatlantic slots.
Although capacity at the world's busiest international airport is scarce, an open-skies deal could unleash a round of slot-trading between carriers who operate short-haul services from Heathrow and long-haul airlines vying for transatlantic slots.
尽管世界最繁忙机场（译者注：此处指希斯罗机场）的容量有限，此项开放天空的协定会在航空运输公司间激起新一轮位置竞赛，这些公司运营着从希斯罗机场出发的短程运输业务，以及长途运输业务，为跨大西洋运输的位置进行竞争。