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Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal (Text with EEA relevance)
OB C 248, 7.10.2004, p. 6–13
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
7.10.2004 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 248/6 |
Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92
Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal
(2004/C 248/06)
(Text with EEA relevance)
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Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 the Portuguese Government has decided to amend, for a period of one year commencing on 1 January 2005, the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services operated on the following routes:
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The public service obligations are as follows: Capacity and continuity of service On each route, the overall capacity of scheduled air passenger and cargo transport offered by all carriers combined must be at least equivalent to the capacity specified in Annex I. The services must be guaranteed throughout 2005 and, except in the cases mentioned below, may be suspended only with six months' notice. Reductions in capacity are subject to prior authorisation by the Portuguese Civil Aviation Institute, and may not be applied for six months if the overall capacity offered thereby falls below the threshold specified in the first paragraph of this section; the Portuguese Civil Aviation Institute must reply to the operator within thirty days following the notification. Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 2 % of the number of flights scheduled for that season; ‘cancellation’ means that a flight scheduled to take place and on which at least one seat was booked fails to take place. In the event of temporary interruption of air services due to unforeseen circumstances, to cases of force majeure or for other reasons, the programmed capacity must be increased by at least 60 % from the moment when services can be resumed until the entire traffic backlog built up during the interruption in services has been cleared. Punctuality Except in cases of force majeure, delays of more than 15 minutes directly attributable to the carrier may not affect more than 15 % of flights. Type of aircraft used and operating conditions Services must be operated using duly certified jet-propelled aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 90; for services to and from Horta and Pico airports carriers must observe the conditions published in Aeronautical Information of Portugal (AIP). Minimum frequency
If the flight schedules submitted by the carrier(s) provide for more than one service a day, flights must be operated between 6.30 local time at the place of departure and 00.30 local time at the destination; there must be at least one service a day between 8.00 and 21.00 and, at least three days a week, one of the services must be operated before 14.00. On the Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal, Lisbon/Santa Maria/Lisbon and Lisbon/Pico/Lisbon routes, if the schedules submitted by the carrier(s) provide for more than one service a week, these must be operated on different days. On the Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon, Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon and Oporto/Ponta Delgada/Oporto routes services must be spread evenly throughout the week. If the total number of services offered per week on any given route by all operators combined is more than 6 (six), there must be at least one service a day. Fares
Flight marketing Flights must be marketed using at least one computerised reservation system. Transfer conditions If the routes in question are operated by different carriers, the latter must make agreements between themselves to allow residents and students travelling to or from any airport in the Autonomous Region of the Azores to use different carriers for different sections of their journey. Cargo and postal service This must enable at least two tonnes of cargo, including mail, to be carried on each flight; the capacity offered by the carrier must be spread evenly throughout the week, with the following minimum requirements:
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Given the special importance of the routes in question, and the exceptional nature of the service continuity requirements, Community carriers are hereby informed of the following conditions:
Carriers must also provide written details of all the prices and associated conditions to be applied. In addition they must submit a summary economic and financial plan. This must, however, contain a detailed estimate of their operating costs, for the purpose of calculating the operating guarantee, in the form of a bank guarantee.
These obligations will be revised in 2005. |
ANNEX I
Minimum overall seating capacity
Route |
Summer IATA |
Winter IATA |
Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Lisbon |
240 000 |
111 900 |
Lisbon/S. Maria/Lisbon |
8 100 |
5 500 |
Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon |
140 000 |
64 600 |
Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon |
60 000 |
28 000 |
Lisbon/Pico/Lisbon |
8 100 |
5 500 |
Oporto/Ponta Delgada/Oporto |
55 000 |
22 500 |
P.Delgada/Funchal/P.Delgada |
17 000 |
5 600 |
Minimum overall cargo capacity
(tonnes) |
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Route |
Summer IATA |
Winter IATA |
Additional capacity in high season |
Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Lisbon |
14 000 |
7 500 |
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Lisbon/S. Maria/Lisbon |
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Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon |
8 000 |
4 400 |
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Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon |
1 000 |
500 |
40 |
Lisbon/Pico/Lisbon |
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Oporto/Ponta Delgada/Oporto |
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P.Delgada/Funchal/P.Delgada |
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ANNEX II
Maximum cargo tariffs
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Lisbon and Oporto/Azores |
Funchal/Azores |
Minimum |
8,23 |
8,23 |
Normal |
0,99/kg |
0,80/kg |
Quantity |
0,88/kg |
0,60/kg |
Perishables/Quantity |
0,61/kg |
0,52/kg |
Special products |
0,78/kg |
0,57/kg |
Special products/ quantity |
0,71/kg |
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