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The following service conditions will apply. 2.1 Minimum number of flights The minimum number of flights on the Helsinki-Savonlinna route will be three in each direction on working days from Monday to Friday, not including public holidays. The itinerary for the early morning flight will be Savonlinna-Mikkeli-Helsinki and the itinerary for the late evening flight will be Helsinki-Mikkeli-Savonlinna. On Saturdays there must be at least one connection from Savonlinna to Helsinki and on Sundays at least one connection from Helsinki via Mikkeli to Savonlinna. The timetable may be altered at Christmas and other holiday periods according to demand. 2.2 Number of seats Capacity on each flight must be at least 30 seats. The average monthly seat-occupancy rate must not exceed 80 %. There should be enough luggage/cargo capacity to enable each passenger, on a full flight in normal weather conditions, to carry on 8 kg in hand luggage and put at least 20 kg in the hold. 2.3 Timetable On Mondays to Fridays, a flight must leave Savonlinna and Mikkeli airports early enough in the morning to reach Helsinki-Vantaa in time for the main international connections and, in the evening, a flight must leave for Savonlinna and Mikkeli late enough for travellers arriving on the main international connections to catch. On Mondays to Fridays a flight must leave Helsinki-Vantaa airport early enough to reach Savonlinna airport by 8.45 am. There must also be a flight, on Mondays to Fridays, leaving Savonlinna in time to reach Helsinki-Vantaa between 8.45 and 9.45. There must be an evening departure from Helsinki-Vantaa back to Savonlinna, and a departure after working hours from Savonlinna to Helsinki. On Saturday mornings there must be a flight from Savonlinna to Helsinki-Vantaa. On Sunday, there must be a late evening flight from Helsinki-Vantaa via Mikkeli to Savonlinna. 2.4 Fares A single ticket between Savonlinna and Helsinki must not cost more than EUR 168, inclusive of all taxes and charges and a single ticket between Mikkeli and Helsinki must not cost more than EUR 163. Cheaper ticket categories must be available and must account for at least 15 % of all tickets. The carrier must agree on an interline arrangement for the route covered by the public-service obligation with at least one carrier operating a service out of Helsinki-Vantaa. The interline agreement should be on the same or equivalent terms and conditions and should follow, with regard to fares on the route, the pro rata system in accordance with international rules. The PSO carrier must conclude interline agreements, with the same or equivalent conditions, with any other interested carrier operating air services from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. The carrier must provide the Ministry of Transport and Communications with any information concerning the interline agreements and their contents which it needs for the purpose of carrying out checks. The carrier must have an international reservation and ticketing system operation in Finland and an IATA interline agreement with through-pricing and luggage-handling arrangements. Information concerning prices and timetables must be included in the international reservations and ticketing system. The carrier must have a cooperation agreement covering through-pricing with at least one company that flies to foreign destinations from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Flights must be marketed using at least one computerised reservations system. 2.5 Continuity of service A carrier intending to operate scheduled flights on this route must give an undertaking to provide the service required under the public-service obligation until the end of October 2006. The operation of air services on the route in question without regard to the abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties. 2.6 Accessibility for people with functional disabilities The carrier must ensure that provision is made for the needs of people with functional disabilities.