Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between the Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Papa Westray and North Ronaldsay (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, air freight rate, air transport, airline, public service, transport capacity

C 295/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.12.2003

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by the United Kingdom of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air
services between the Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Papa Westray and North
Ronaldsay

(2003/C 295/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligations in respect of the scheduled
air services between the Orkney Mainland (Kirkwall) and the islands of Papa Westray and North Ronaldsay
as set out in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 394 of 30 December
1997, as modified in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 369 of 22 December 2000 and C
363 of 19 December 2001, 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 modified public service obligations are as follows:

— Minimum frequencies:

To Papa Westray — three return frequencies during the summer timetable (16 February 2004 until 26
October 2004 and 16 February 2005 until 26 October 2005) and two return frequencies during the
winter timetable (27 October 2004 until 15 February 2005) on Monday and Wednesday; two return
frequencies on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; and one return frequency on Sunday all year
round.

To North Ronaldsay — three return frequencies during the summer timetable (16 February 2004 until
26 October 2004 and 16 February 2005 until 26 October 2005) and two return frequencies during
the winter timetable (27 October 2004 until 15 February 2005) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday;
two return frequencies on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday all year round; and two return frequencies
during the summer timetable and one return frequency during the winter timetable on Sunday.

— Capacity:

The capacity of the aircraft used should be not less than eight passenger seats on each route.

— Fares:

The price of a single adult fare must not exceed GBP 15 on each route.

The maximum fare on each route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of
Orkney Islands Council in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor
index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Orkney Islands
Council.

The new maximum fare on each route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and to the
European Commission which may then publish them in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Under Orkney Islands Council's Concessionary Fares Scheme, established under the Transport Act
1985, there are 12 free return journeys per year for those eligible between Papa Westray/North
Ronaldsay and Kirkwall. These fares will be invoiced monthly to the Council and will be separate to
the tender subsidy.