Imposition of a public service obligation pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for scheduled air services in Germany
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, services of general interest, transport capacity

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/15

Imposition of a public service obligation pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for scheduled air services in
Germany

(2004/C 115/05)

1.
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, the Government of the Federal
Republic of Germany has decided to impose, with effect from 1
November 2004, a public service obligation in respect of
scheduled air services between Erfurt and Munich.

2.

The public service obligation is as follows:

Minimum frequency

At least three return flights daily from Monday to Thursday
and two return flights on Friday with direct onward connec-
tions from Munich.

This requirement applies throughout the year. A limited air
service is possible on public holidays and between Christmas
and the New Year.

During the summer school holidays in Bavaria and Thuringia
the service from Monday to Thursday may be reduced to one
return flight in the morning between 06.00 and 10.00 and one
return flight in the evening between 17.00 and 21.00.

Capacity

Aircraft having at least 30 passenger seats must be used for the
flights involved.

Flight times

The flights are to be operated between 06.00 and 21.00. From
Monday to Thursday one return flight must be operated in the
morning between 06.00 and 10.00 and one return flight in the
evening between 17.00 and 21.00. On Fridays the morning
return flight must also be operated between 06.00 and 10.00,
while the evening return flight may be brought forward to the
afternoon after 14.00. The flight times and exact arrival and

departure times for the third return flight from Monday to
Thursday must be chosen to offer maximum connections to
and from Munich.

Aircraft types

Aircraft with pressurised cabins must be used. Flights must be
operated in accordance with instrument
flight rules (IFR),
whereby aircraft using instrument landing systems (ILS) must
be able to land under the all-weather operating conditions of
operational phase II.

Fares

The maximum basic fare for a single flight between Erfurt and
Munich must not exceed EUR 200 including VAT and charges.
There must be interline agreements in accordance with IATA
rules offering through fares.

Continuity of air services

The number of flights cancelled for reasons that can be directly
attributed to the air carrier may not exceed 2 % of the esti-
mated annual number of flights.

3.
Community air carriers are informed that the operation of
the scheduled air services will be put out to tender and that
contracts are to be awarded with effect from 1 November
2004. An appropriate invitation to tender pursuant to Article
4(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 will
shortly be
published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Further information can be obtained from:

Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Infrastruktur,
Referat Luftverkehr,
Postfach 242, D-99005 Erfurt
Tel. 0361/37 97 640, Fax 0361/37 97 8 649