Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, domestic market, public service, transport capacity, transport planning

C 18/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.1.2002

Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within
France

(2002/C 18/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to alter the amended public service obligations in respect of the scheduled air
services between Bergerac (RoumaniŁre) and Paris (Orly) published in Official Journal of the European
Communities C 344 of 1 December 1999 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.

2. The new public service obligation is as follows:

Minimum frequency and capacity provided

Except on public holidays, the services must provide a minimum capacity of:

(cid:151) 48 seats per day on two round trips, morning and evening, Mondays to Fridays inclusive, all year

round

(cid:151) 24 seats on one round trip per day, Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings, with the exception of

four weekends in August and the last weekend of December.

Should the minimum seating capacity specified prove to be insufficient in relation to the actual uptake
of seats, it may be increased following publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities of a
notice amending the public service obligation.

Type of aircraft used

The services must be operated with a pressurised aircraft.

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make
the round trip within the day and to spend at least eight hours at their destination, whether Bergerac or
Paris.

Slots have been reserved at Paris (Orly) airport from Monday to Friday for the scheduled Paris
(Orly)(cid:150)Bergerac (RoumaniŁre) service pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93
on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports. Air carriers interested in this
route can obtain information about these slots from the Paris airports coordinator.

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed by at least one computerised booking system, and a sales
representative of the carrier must be available at all times in Bergerac and Paris.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the
carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season. The
carrier must give six months’ notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the
abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. This public service obligation will replace, with effect from 11 April 2002, the public service obligation
in respect of scheduled air services between Bergerac (RoumaniŁre) and Paris (Orly), published in Official
Journal of the European Communities C 344 of 1 December 1999.