Imposition of a public service obligation pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for scheduled air services within Germany   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, air transport, airline, inland transport, services of general interest

C 316/18

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Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2006

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 316/07)

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 German Government has decided to impose a
public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services on the Rostock-Laage — Munich route with
effect from 25 March 2007.

2.

The public service obligation is as follows:

2.1. Frequency, flight times and slots

A regular air service providing two round trips to Munich daily from Monday to Friday must be provided.
Arrival times in Munich should be before 08.00 and at approximately 17.30; return flights to Rostock-Laage
should depart before 09.00 and at approximately 18.30. This requirement applies throughout the year,
although a limited service can be provided between Christmas and the New Year. One daily round trip is
sufficient on Sundays and public holidays. The times indicated above are in local time.

An application for the corresponding slots has been made to the competent authority in accordance with
Article 9(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993.

2.2. Seating capacity

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

2.3. Aircraft types

The aircraft type used should have a turboprop or jet engine and a pressurised cabin. Flights must be carried
out in accordance with instrument flight rules.

2.4. Fares

The maximum basic fare for a single flight from Rostock-Laage to Munich and from Munich to Rostock-
Laage may not exceed EUR 250 (final consumer price).

2.5. Reservations

It should be possible to book flights via at least one international reservation system (CRS) and on the
Internet.

2.6. Continuity of service

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

The attention of Community air carriers is drawn to the following: Insofar as, by 25 February 2007,
3.
no air carrier has submitted to the Ministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Landesentwicklung Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern written proof of the commencement of air services by 25 March 2007 in accordance with the
public service obligations and without requesting compensation, Germany will, pursuant to Article 4(1)(d)
of the abovementioned Regulation, limit access to this route to a single air carrier and put out the right to
operate this service from 25 March 2007 to 31 October 2009 to public tender.

An appropriate invitation to tender pursuant to Article 4(1)(d) will shortly be published in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

The public service obligation published on page 15 of the Official Journal of the European Union C 225 of
14 September 2005 is repealed with effect from 23 March 2007.

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Further details can be obtained from:

Ministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Landesentwicklung
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
D-19048 Schwerin
Tel.: (49-385) 588-5510
Fax: (49-385) 588-5865