Imposition of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled services on routes within Greece in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air freight rate, air transport, airline, public service

C 164/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.7.2002

Imposition of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled services on routes within Greece
in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

(2002/C 164/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. Pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 the
Greek Government has decided to impose a public service
obligation in respect of scheduled services on the following
routes.

Athens–Kithira

Athens–Naxos

Athens–Paros

Athens–Karpathos

Athens–Sitia

Athens–Skiathos

Thessaloniki–Skiros

Thessaloniki–Kerkira (Corfu)

Rodos–Kos–Leros–Astipalaia

Kerkira (Corfu)–Aktio–Kefalonia–Zakinthos

Alexandroupoli–Sitia

Aktio–Sitia

2. On these routes, the public service obligation is as follows:

(a) Minimum frequency of flights and minimum number of seats

available each week on each route

Athens–Kithira

Five return flights a week and a total of 175 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

Seven return flights a week and a total of 276 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens–Naxos

Six return flights a week and a total of 192 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Eight return flights a week and a total of 300 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens–Paros

Ten return flights a week and a total of 170 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

Nineteen return flights a week and a total of 330 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens–Sitia

Two return flights a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens–Skiathos

Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Seven return flights a week and a total of 280 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Thessaloniki–Skiros

Two return flights a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Thessaloniki–Kerkira (Corfu)

Two return flights a week and a total of 110 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 180 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Rodos–Kos–Leros–Astipalaia

Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 40 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Kerkira (Corfu)–Aktio–Kefalonia–Zakinthos

Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 40 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens–Karpathos

Alexandroupoli–Sitia

Three return flights a week and a total of 162 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

Two return flights a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Five return flights a week and a total of 250 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Three return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

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Aktio–Sitia

Two return flights a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

The winter and summer periods are as determined by
IATA.

If the average occupancy rate of all the flights on one
route has exceeded 75 % during the previous period, the
minimum weekly frequency or the minimum number of
increased in
seats provided each week may be
proportion to the increase recorded. This increase shall
be notified to the carrier operating the service by
registered letter six months before its application but
shall not come into effect until it has been published
by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Where the aircraft used do not have the capacity
required to cover the minimum weekly seat availability
(laid down in point 2(a)), the flight frequencies may be
increased accordingly.

If flights are cancelled because of weather conditions,
immediately
they must be operated on the days
afterwards in order to fulfil the weekly requirement,
taking into account
the minimum number of seats
provided pursuant to point 2(a).

(b) Fares

The price of the single economy fare may not exceed
the following rates:

Athens–Kithira:

Athens–Naxos:

Athens–Paros:

Athens–Karpathos:

Athens–Sitia:

Athens–Skiathos:

Thessaloniki–Skiros:

EUR 37

EUR 50

EUR 49

EUR 60

EUR 58

EUR 41

EUR 50

Thessaloniki–Kerkira (Corfu): EUR 56

Rodos–Kos:

Rodos–Astipalaia:

Rodos–Leros:

Kos–Astipalaia:

Kos–Leros:

EUR 35

EUR 40

EUR 40

EUR 40

EUR 35

Astipalaia–Leros:

Kerkira (Corfu)–Aktio:

EUR 35

EUR 30

Kerkira (Corfu)–Kefalonia:

EUR 30

Kerkira (Corfu)–Zakinthos:

EUR 40

Aktio–Kefalonia:

Aktio–Zakinthos:

Kefalonia–Zakinthos:

Alexandroupoli–Sitia:

Aktio–Sitia:

EUR 25

EUR 30

EUR 23

EUR 70

EUR 70

The above amounts may be increased in the event of an
unforeseen increase in the costs of operating the service
outside the control of the carrier. This increase shall be
notified to the carrier operating the service but shall not
it has been published by the
come into effect until
European Commission in the Official
the
European Communities.

Journal of

(c) Continuity of service

In accordance with Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92, a carrier intending to operate scheduled
flights on these routes must undertake to do so for a
period of at least 12 consecutive months.

The number of flights cancelled for reasons for which
the carrier is responsible may not exceed 2 % of the
total annual number of flights, except in cases of force
majeure.

The carrier must give at least six months' notice to the
Civil Aviation Department, Directorate
for Air
Operations, Section for Bilateral Air Agreements, of
any intention to cease operation of any of the above
routes.

3. Useful information

flights on the above routes by a
The operation of
Community carrier without complying with the corre-
sponding public services obligations may result
in the
imposition of administrative and/or other penalties.

As regards the types of aircraft used, carriers are invited to
consult the Aeronautical Information Publications of Greece
(AIP Greece) as regards technical and business data and
airport procedures.

As regards timetables, arrivals and departures of aircraft
must be planned within the operating hours of airports as
determined by decision of the Minister for Transport and
Communications.