Notice, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, concerning the operation of scheduled air services on certain domestic routes (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, air transport, carrier, intra-EU transport, market access, public service

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7. Written submissions, questionnaire replies and corre-

spondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must
be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise
specified), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address,
telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers of the interested party.

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission
Directorate General for Trade
Directorate B
Office: J-79 — 5/16
B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex: COMEU B 21877.

8. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or
otherwise does not provide the necessary information within
the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation,
findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance
with Article 18 of the Basic Regulation, on the basis of the
facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.

Notice, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for
Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, concerning the operation of scheduled
air services on certain domestic routes

(2003/C 17/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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, Sweden has decided
to impose a public service obligation in respect of scheduled
air services operated from 26 October 2003 on the following
routes (and vice versa):

Kiruna–Luleå,

Kiruna–Umeå,

Gällivare–Luleå,

Gällivare–Umeå,

Luleå–Umeå.

All the routes specified concern services to and from munici-
palities which are peripheral or development
in
accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92.

regions

The public service obligation encompasses a number of criteria
which airlines must meet in respect of number of round trips,
timetables, maximum ticket prices, etc.
passenger capacity,
These criteria are as follows:

Minimum frequency

Table 1 shows the minimum number of round trips per day
during the respective periods for each of the routes indicated
above. The timetables on these routes must include one round
trip in the morning or afternoon/evening so as to make it
possible to stay for the day at all destinations.

Period

Day

Week 44-25

Monday-Friday

Week 26-33

Monday-Friday

Week 34-43

Monday-Friday

Type and size of aircraft

Minimum
number of
round trips per
day

2

1

2

There must be at
journey.

least 30 seats per outward and return

The cabin factor is limited for each leg of the journey and for
the whole route. On average, the cabin factor for a leg of the
journey may not exceed 80 %. The same restriction applies to
the whole route.

The true air speed (TAS) must be at least 200 knots.

The aircraft must have a pressurised cabin.

The luggage/load capacity per passenger in an aircraft with a
full passenger complement in normal weather conditions must
be at least 20 kg.

Ticket prices

There must be tickets at reduced price available on every flight
for non-business travellers as well as for children, young
people,
family
members.

students, pensioners

accompanying

and

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Prices and timetables must be distributed through established
global distribution systems (GDS).

— escorting and other assistance for changing plane/airline are

provided during the journey,

Cooperation agreements

Interline agreements in accordance with existing marketing
practice must be applied.

Regularity

— information is provided on travel routes and travel possi-

bilities before the flight is undertaken,

— information is provided during the journey (in a form
accessible to people with visual and hearing disabilities),

— ticket reservation and purchase must be easy for customers

At least 80 % of the departures must be less than five minutes
late and 95 % must be less than 15 minutes late.

to perform.

Environmental requirements

The flight regularity must be 99 %, calculated per calendar
quarter.

Information, reservation and sales

There must be ample opportunity to obtain comprehensible
flight before beginning the
information on the whole
journey. Reliable information is particularly important
for
people with functional disabilities. The airline is responsible
for disseminating up-to-date, correct timetable and ticketing
information through distribution and reservation systems.
Ticket reservation and purchase must be easy for customers
to perform and in accordance with current marketing practice.

Accessibility

The objective is to offer services with the least possible
environmental
a
sustainable society. The following general requirements apply:

to progress

in order

towards

impact

— Operation and maintenance must be such as to minimise
noise and harmful emissions from installations, vehicles and
aircraft.

— All installed equipment which has an environmental impact
must be in good working order and be used in accordance
with the current instructions.

— The aircraft's noise levels must comply with ICAO Annex

16, Chapter 3.

The airline must ensure that provision is made for the needs of
people with functional disabilities so that:

Monitoring of service obligation

— embarkation and disembarkation can take place in comfort,

safety and dignity,

Airlines operating on the route must report to the National
Public Transport Agency (Rikstrafiken) every calendar quarter
on their compliance with the service obligation.