# C_2004115EN.01001501.xml

| 30.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 115/15 |
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30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/15

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Imposition of a public service obligation pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for scheduled air services in Germany

(2004/C 115/05)

| 1. | 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, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has decided to impose, with effect from 1 November 2004, a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Erfurt and Munich. |
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1.

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, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has decided to impose, with effect from 1 November 2004, a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Erfurt and Munich.

| 2. | The public service obligation is as follows:
  Minimum frequency
  At least three return flights daily from Monday to Thursday and two return flights on Friday with direct onward connections from Munich.
  This requirement applies throughout the year. A limited air service is possible on public holidays and between Christmas and the New Year.
  During the summer school holidays in Bavaria and Thuringia the service from Monday to Thursday may be reduced to one return flight in the morning between 06.00 and 10.00 and one return flight in the evening between 17.00 and 21.00.
  Capacity
  Aircraft having at least 30 passenger seats must be used for the flights involved.
  Flight times
  The flights are to be operated between 06.00 and 21.00. From Monday to Thursday one return flight must be operated in the morning between 06.00 and 10.00 and one return flight in the evening between 17.00 and 21.00. On Fridays the morning return flight must also be operated between 06.00 and 10.00, while the evening return flight may be brought forward to the afternoon after 14.00. The flight times and exact arrival and departure times for the third return flight from Monday to Thursday must be chosen to offer maximum connections to and from Munich.
  Aircraft types
  Aircraft with pressurised cabins must be used. Flights must be operated in accordance with instrument flight rules (IFR), whereby aircraft using instrument landing systems (ILS) must be able to land under the all-weather operating conditions of operational phase II.
  Fares
  The maximum basic fare for a single flight between Erfurt and Munich must not exceed EUR 200 including VAT and charges. There must be interline agreements in accordance with IATA rules offering through fares.
  Continuity of air services
  The number of flights cancelled for reasons that can be directly attributed to the air carrier may not exceed 2 % of the estimated annual number of flights. |
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2.

The public service obligation is as follows:

Minimum frequency

At least three return flights daily from Monday to Thursday and two return flights on Friday with direct onward connections from Munich.

This requirement applies throughout the year. A limited air service is possible on public holidays and between Christmas and the New Year.

During the summer school holidays in Bavaria and Thuringia the service from Monday to Thursday may be reduced to one return flight in the morning between 06.00 and 10.00 and one return flight in the evening between 17.00 and 21.00.

Capacity

Aircraft having at least 30 passenger seats must be used for the flights involved.

Flight times

The flights are to be operated between 06.00 and 21.00. From Monday to Thursday one return flight must be operated in the morning between 06.00 and 10.00 and one return flight in the evening between 17.00 and 21.00. On Fridays the morning return flight must also be operated between 06.00 and 10.00, while the evening return flight may be brought forward to the afternoon after 14.00. The flight times and exact arrival and departure times for the third return flight from Monday to Thursday must be chosen to offer maximum connections to and from Munich.

Aircraft types

Aircraft with pressurised cabins must be used. Flights must be operated in accordance with instrument flight rules (IFR), whereby aircraft using instrument landing systems (ILS) must be able to land under the all-weather operating conditions of operational phase II.

Fares

The maximum basic fare for a single flight between Erfurt and Munich must not exceed EUR 200 including VAT and charges. There must be interline agreements in accordance with IATA rules offering through fares.

Continuity of air services

The number of flights cancelled for reasons that can be directly attributed to the air carrier may not exceed 2 % of the estimated annual number of flights.

| 3. | Community air carriers are informed that the operation of the scheduled air services will be put out to tender and that contracts are to be awarded with effect from 1 November 2004. An appropriate invitation to tender pursuant to Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 will shortly be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
  Further information can be obtained from:





  Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Infrastruktur, |
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| Referat Luftverkehr, |
| Postfach 242, D-99005 Erfurt |
| Tel. 0361/37 97 640, Fax 0361/37 97 8 649 |

3.

Community air carriers are informed that the operation of the scheduled air services will be put out to tender and that contracts are to be awarded with effect from 1 November 2004. An appropriate invitation to tender pursuant to Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 will shortly be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

Further information can be obtained from:

Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Infrastruktur,

Referat Luftverkehr,

Postfach 242, D-99005 Erfurt

Tel. 0361/37 97 640, Fax 0361/37 97 8 649

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