Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority under Article 4(1)(a) of the Act referred to in point 64a in Annex XIII of the EEA Agreement (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes) — Imposition on new public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services on the routes Lakselv-Tromsø v.v., Andenes-Bodø v.v. and Andenes-Tromsø v.v.
Date: 2003-04-10
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, airline, intra-EU transport, public service, transport capacity

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10.4.2003

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority under Article 4(1)(a) of the Act referred to
in point 64a in Annex XIII of the EEA Agreement (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23
July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes)

Imposition on new public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services on the routes
Lakselv–Tromsø v.v., Andenes–Bodø v.v. and Andenes–Tromsø v.v.

(2003/C 87/12)

LAKSELV–TROMSØ V.V.

— The required services must be scheduled to connect with air

services Tromsø to Oslo v.v.

1.

INTRODUCTION

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 (http://europa.eu.int/
eur-lex/en), Norway has decided to impose public service obli-
gations as of 1 January 2004 in respect of scheduled air
services on the following route:

Lakselv–Tromsø v.v.

2. THE

PUBLIC

SERVICE

OBLIGATIONS

INCLUDE

THE

FOLLOWING:

2.1. Minimum frequencies, seating capacity, routing and

timetables

— The requirements apply throughout the year.

— A daily service obligation applies in both directions.

Frequencies

Minimum three daily return services Monday to Friday and
minimum three return services Saturday and Sunday combined.

Seating capacity

In both directions at least 760 seats shall be offered Monday to
Friday combined and at least 152 seats Saturday and Sunday
combined.

Routing

In both directions at least two of the required daily services
Monday to Friday and at least two of the required services
Saturday and Sunday combined shall be non-stop. The
remainder shall be through services with a maximum of one
intermediate stop.

Timetables

— In addition, the following apply to the required flights on

Monday to Friday (local times):

— first arrival in Tromsø shall be no later than 08.30 and
last departure from Tromsø no earlier than 19.30;

— first departure from Tromsø shall be no later than
11.30 and last departure from Lakselv no earlier than
17.00.

2.2. Aircraft category

Aircraft registered for minimum 30 passengers and with press-
urised cabin shall be used for the required flights.

Carriers'
attention is
operative conditions applying at
information, please contact:

especially drawn to technical

the airports. For

and
further

Luftfartstilsynet (Civil Aviation Authority), PO Box 8050 Dep,
N-0031 Oslo, telephone (47) 23 31 78 00

2.3. Fares

— The carriers maximum basic one-way fare (fully flexible) in
the operating year beginning 1 January 2004 must not
exceed NOK 1 150.

— For each subsequent operating year the maximum fare shall
be adjusted on 1 April within the limit of the consumer
price index for the 12-month period ending 15 February
the same year, as made public by Statistics Norway
(http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/08/02/10/kpi_en/).

— The carrier
agreements
discounts available under such agreements.

shall be party to the domestic interline
in force at any time, and shall offer all

— Social discounts conforming to the usual practice shall be

— Account shall be taken of the public demand for air travel.

offered.

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2.4. Service continuity

Andenes–Bodø v.v., Andenes–Tromsø v.v.

The number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable
to the carrier must not exceed 1,5 % of the intended number of
flights on an annual basis.

2. THE

PUBLIC

SERVICE

OBLIGATIONS

INCLUDE

THE

FOLLOWING:

2.1. Minimum frequencies, seating capacity, routing and

2.5. Cooperation arrangements

timetables

Following a tender procedure, which limits access to the route
Lakselv–Tromsø v.v. to one carrier, these conditions apply:

The requirements apply throughout the year. A daily service
obligation applies in both directions.

Fares

Frequencies

— All connecting fares to/from other air services shall be
offered on equal
terms for all carriers. Exempted from
this are connecting fares to/from other services carried
out by the tenderer, provided that the fare is maximum
40 % of the fully flexible fare.

Andenes–Bodø v.v., Andenes–Tromsø v.v. combined:

— Minimum four daily return services Monday to Friday and
return services Saturday and Sunday

minimum five
combined.

— Bonus points from frequent-flyer programmes can neither

be earned nor redeemed on the flights.

Transfer conditions

All conditions set out by the carrier
passengers
connecting times
baggage, shall be objective and non-discriminatory.

to and from other carriers'

and through check-in of

for the transfer of
including
and

routes,

tickets

3. OTHER

These public service obligations replace those published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities (C 112, of 9 May
2002) in respect of scheduled air services on the route Lakselv–
Tromsø v.v.

4. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM:

Ministry of Transport and Communications
PO Box 8010 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
Telephone (47) 22 24 82 41; fax (47) 22 24 95 72.

This documentation is also available on the Internet:

http://www.odin.dep.no/sd/engelsk/aktuelt

— The public demand for air

travel shall be taken into
account in the distribution of the number of daily return
services between Andenes–Bodø v.v. and Andenes–Tromsø
v.v.

Andenes–Bodø v.v.

Minimum two daily return services Monday to Friday and
minimum two return services Saturday and Sunday combined.

Andenes–Tromsø v.v.

Minimum one daily return service.

Seating capacity

For Andenes–Bodø v.v. and Andenes–Tromsø v.v. combined,
in both directions be at least 615 seats offered
there shall
Monday to Friday combined and at least 160 seats Saturday
and Sunday combined.

Routing

In both directions at least three of the four required daily
services Monday to Friday and at
the five
required services Saturday and Sunday combined shall be
non-stop. The remainder shall be through services with a
maximum of one intermediate stop.

four of

least

ANDENES–BODØ V.V., ANDENES–TROMSØ V.V.

Timetables

1.

INTRODUCTION

Account shall be taken of the public demand for air travel.

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 (http://europa.eu.int/
eur-lex/en/), Norway has decided to impose public service obli-
gations as of 1 January 2004 in respect of scheduled air
services on the following routes:

Andenes–Bodø v.v., Andenes–Tromsø v.v. combined

At least three services Monday to Friday and at least four
services Saturday and Sunday combined must be scheduled
to connect with air services to/from Oslo.

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Andenes–Bodø v.v.

— Social discounts conforming to the usual practice shall be

In addition, the following apply to the required flights on
Monday to Friday (local times):

First arrival
departure from Bodø no earlier than 20.00.

in Bodø shall be no later than 07.30 and last

Andenes–Tromsø v.v.

In addition, the following apply to the required flights on
Monday to Friday (local times):

First arrival in Tromsø shall be no later than 10.00 and last
departure from Tromsø no earlier than 16.30.

2.2. Aircraft category

Aircraft registered for minimum 30 passengers and with press-
urised cabin shall be used for the required flights.

Carriers'
attention is
operative conditions applying at
information, please contact:

especially drawn to technical

the airports. For

and
further

offered.

2.4. Service continuity

The number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable
to the carrier must not exceed 1,5 % of the intended number of
flights on an annual basis.

2.5. Cooperation arrangements

Following a tender procedure, which limits access to the routes
encompassed by the public service obligations to one carrier,
these conditions apply:

Fares

— All connecting fares to/from other air services shall be
offered on equal
terms for all carriers. Exempted from
this are connecting fares to/from other services carried
out by the tenderer, provided that the fare is maximum
40 % of the fully flexible fare.

— Bonus points from frequent-flyer programmes can neither

be earned nor redeemed on the flights.

Luftfartstilsynet (Civil Aviation Authority), PO Box 8050 Dep,
N-0031 Oslo, telephone (47) 23 31 78 00.

Transfer Conditions

2.3. Fares

— The carriers maximum basic one-way fares (fully flexible) in
the operating year beginning 1 January 2004 must not
exceed these amounts in Norwegian kroner:

Andenes–Bodø 1 395

Andenes–Tromsø 680.

All conditions set out by the carrier
passengers
connecting times
baggage, shall be objective and non-discriminatory.

to and from other carriers'

and through check-in of

for the transfer of
including
and

routes,

tickets

3. OTHER

These public service obligations replace those published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities (C 112, of 9 May
2002)
routes
Andenes–Bodø v.v. and Andenes–Tromsø v.v. are concerned.

services on the

scheduled air

far

as

as

— For each subsequent operating year the maximum fares
shall be adjusted on 1 April within the limit of
the
consumer price index for the 12-month period ending
15 February the same year, as made public by Statistics
Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/
08/02/10/kpi_en/).

— The carrier
agreements
discounts available under such agreements.

shall be party to the domestic interline
in force at any time, and shall offer all

4. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM:

Ministry of Transport and Communications
PO Box 8010 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
Telephone (47) 22 24 82 41, fax (47) 22 24 95 72.

This documentation is also available on the Internet:

http://www.odin.dep.no/sd/engelsk/aktuelt.