# C_2005285EN.01001301.xml

| 17.11.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 285/13 |
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17.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/13

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Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula

(2005/C 285/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula as set out in the Notice published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995 as modified in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/03 of 29 May 2001 and C 310/09 of 13 December 2002, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes. |
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The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula as set out in the Notice published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995 as modified in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/03 of 29 May 2001 and C 310/09 of 13 December 2002, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

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| 2. | The modified public service obligation for Stornoway/Benbecula is as follows:
  —   Minimum frequencies:
  two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Stornoway and Benbecula.
  —   Capacity:
  the capacity offered should be not less than 18 seats each way.
  —   Fares:
  the price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 64 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security charges).
  The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.
  No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
  The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not enter into force prior to its notification to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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The modified public service obligation for Stornoway/Benbecula is as follows:

—   Minimum frequencies:

two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Stornoway and Benbecula.

—   Capacity:

the capacity offered should be not less than 18 seats each way.

—   Fares:

the price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 64 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security charges).

The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.

The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not enter into force prior to its notification to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union.

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