Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within PortugalText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, air transport, carriage of passengers, services of general interest, transportation tariff

30.4.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 105/25

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

Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within
Portugal

(2005/C 105/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. In accordance with Commission notice No 2004/C 248/06 published in the Official Journal on 7
October 2004, the Portuguese Government has revised the fares and freight tariffs for scheduled air
services on which public service obligations have been imposed operated on the following routes:

— Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Lisbon,

— Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon,

— Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon,

— Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal,

— Porto/Ponta Delgada/Porto,

— Lisbon/Santa Maria/Lisbon,

— Lisbon/Pico/Lisbon.

2. Fares

1 — The fare structure must include:

(a) A fully flexible economy fare, a range of fares with levels and conditions tailored to

different demand segments (tourist, business, general cargo, specific products, etc.).

(b) A return PEX fare of EUR 221 on flights between the Azores and mainland Portugal, and

a return PEX fare of EUR 162 on flights between the Azores and Funchal.

(c) Persons who have been resident for at least six months in the Autonomous Region of the
Azores on islands with a direct service to mainland Portugal or to Funchal and residents of
the Autonomous Region of Madeira will be entitled to a reduction of 33 % off the fully
flexible economy class public fare.

(d) Students aged 26 or under whose home or educational establishment is located in the
Autonomous Region of the Azores and who, respectively, attend educational establish-
ments or live elsewhere on national territory will be entitled to a reduction of 40 % off the
fully flexible economy class public fare.

(e) On days when there is no direct service between Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal, students
aged 26 or under travelling to or from the Autonomous Region of the Azores may travel
via Lisbon provided they use the same carrier on all sections of the journey. The flight
schedule chosen must not allow a stopover in Lisbon.

Each carrier must have the same fare structure for all the routes specified in point 1, whether
the place of departure or destination is Lisbon or Oporto, and apply it without discrimination;
however, promotions may be offered from time to time for point-to-point flights.

The fares must be displayed to the public, both at the points of sale and at the check-in coun-
ters.

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2 — Residents and students will pay the following net amounts, after deduction of the discounts

specified in (c) and (d) above:

(a) EUR 184: for residents of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, for round trips to main-

land Portugal;

(b) EUR 160: for residents of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and the Autonomous

Region of Madeira, for round trips between the Azores and Funchal;;

(c) EUR 143: for students, for round trips between the Azores and mainland Portugal; EUR

98: for students, for round trips between the Azores and Funchal..

3 — The State will, under terms to be established by law, subsidise the journeys of residents and
students, provided the criteria and fares specified in points 1 and 2 are applied. In 2005 the
subsidy will be EUR 87 per round trip.

4 — Freight tariffs on services between the mainland and the Autonomous Region of the Azores

are as follows:

Minimum

Normal kg

Quantity kg

Perishables kg

LIS, OPO/Azores

FNC/Azores

8,44 EUR

8,44 EUR

1,01 EUR/kg

0,82 EUR/kg

0,90 EUR/kg

0,62 EUR/kg

0,63 EUR/kg

0,53 EUR/kg

Special products kg (1)

0,80 EUR/kg

0,58 EUR/kg

Special products/Quantity kg (1)

0,73 EUR/kg

(1)

In accordance with IATA Regulations.

The other fares given in Commission notice 2004/C 248/06 of 7 October 2004 are
unchanged.

5 — This notice will enter into force on 15 May 2005.