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 Glasgow and Campbeltown and Glasgow and Tiree   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service, transport capacity, transportation tariff

C 321/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.12.2005

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 Glasgow and Campbeltown and Glasgow and Tiree

(2005/C 321/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligations in respect of the scheduled
air services between Glasgow and Campbeltown and Glasgow and Tiree as set out in the Notices published
in Official Journal of the European Communities C 387/06 and C 387/07 of 21 December 1996, as modified
in Official Journal of the European Communities/Union by C 355/03 of 8 December 1999, C 310/07 of 13
December 2002, and C 278/05 of 19 November 2003, 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

— Two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Glasgow and Campbeltown;

and

— One return trip per day except Sunday between Glasgow and Tiree.

— Capacity

— The capacity of the aircraft used on the Glasgow to Campbeltown route on Monday to Friday
should be not less than 14 seats (Glasgow to Campbeltown) and 16 seats (Campbeltown to
Glasgow);

— The capacity of the aircraft used on the Glasgow to Tiree route on Monday to Saturday should

be not less than 13 seats (Glasgow to Tiree) and 16 seats (Tiree to Glasgow);

(Provision is currently made by the present operator for one seat for the post office on all outbound
Glasgow to Tiree services. This is, however, subject to separate contract arrangements.)

— Fares

— The price of a single ticket for travel on the Glasgow to Campbeltown route must not exceed
GBP 50 (including the passenger service charge and security charge but excluding air passenger
duty); and

— The price of a single ticket for travel on the Glasgow to Tiree route must not exceed GBP 62

(including passenger service charge and security charge but excluding air passenger duty).

The maximum fare on the routes may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of
the Scottish Ministers 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 the Scottish
Ministers.

The new maximum fare on each route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not
enter into force prior to their notification to the European Commission which may publish them in the
Official Journal of the European Union.