Extension and amendment of public service obligations imposed in respect of nine scheduled air services on routes within Greece in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air freight rate, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service

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Extension and amendment of public service obligations imposed in respect of nine scheduled air
services on routes within Greece in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 249/06)

1. The Greek Government has decided to extend and revise, in
part,
from 1 April 2009 the public service obligations
imposed in respect of nine scheduled air services on routes
within Greece pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for
Community air carriers
routes,
which were published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities C 164 of 10.7.2002 and extended and revised
(Official Journal of the European Union C 46 of 24.2.2006).

to intra-Community air

2. The amendments to the public service obligations are as

follows:

Nineteen return flights a week and a total of 330 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens-Karpathos

Five return flights a week and a total of 250 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Eight return flights a week and a total of 400 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

A. Minimum frequency of flights and minimum number of seats

available each week on each route

Athens-Kithira

Athens-Sitia

Five return flights a week and a total of 200 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Seven return flights a week and a total of 280 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens-Naxos

Six return flights a week and a total of 192 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Eight return flights a week and a total of 200 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Four return flights a week and a total of 120 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

Five return flights a week and a total of 150 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens-Skiathos

Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Seven return flights a week and a total of 280 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Thessaloniki-Corfu

Athens-Paros

Four return flights a week and a total of 200 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

Ten return flights a week and a total of 170 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Five return flights a week and a total of 250 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

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Rhodes-Kos-Leros-Astipalea

— between Kos and Astipalea: EUR 52,20,

Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 45 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

— between Κos and Leros: EUR 46,

— between Astipalea and Leros: EUR 46,

— between Corfu and Aktio: EUR 40,70,

— between Corfu and Kefalonia: EUR 40,70,

Corfu-Aktio-Kefalonia-Zakinthos

— between Corfu and Zakinthos: EUR 52,20,

Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 45 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

The winter and summer periods are as determined by
IATA.

If the average occupancy rate of all the flights on one
route has exceeded 75 % during the previous period, the
minimum weekly frequency or the minimum number of
seats provided each week may be increased in proportion
to the increase recorded. This increase shall be notified to
the carrier operating the service by registered letter six
months before it applies, and shall not come into effect
until it has been published by the European Commission
in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Where the aircraft used do not have the capacity required
to cover the minimum weekly seat availability (laid down
in paragraph 2(A)),
frequencies may be
increased accordingly.

flight

the

If flights are cancelled because of weather conditions,
they must be operated on the days immediately after-
wards in order to fulfil the weekly requirement, taking
into account the minimum number of seats provided
pursuant to paragraph 2(A).

B. Rates

The single economy fare may not exceed the following
rates:

— between Athens and Kithira: EUR 48,

— between Athens and Naxos: EUR 62,70,

— between Athens and Paros: EUR 61,70,

— between Aktio and Kefalonia: EUR 35,50,

— between Aktio and Zakinthos: EUR 40,70,

— between Kefalonia and Zakinthos: EUR 33,50.

The above amounts may be increased in the event of an
unforeseen increase in the costs of operating the service
outside the control of the carrier. This increase shall be
notified to the carrier operating the service but shall not
it has been published by the
come into effect until
European Commission in the Official
the
European Union.

Journal of

C. Continuity of service

In accordance with Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92, a carrier intending to operate scheduled
services on these routes must give a guarantee that it will
operate the route for at least twelve months without
interruption.

The number of flights cancelled for reasons for which the
carrier is responsible may not exceed 2 % of the total
annual number of flights, except in cases of force majeure.

Any intention to cease operation of any of the aforemen-
tioned routes must be notified by the air carrier to the
Civil Aviation Department, Directorate for Air Opera-
tions, Section for Bilateral Air Agreements, at least six
months before services are interrupted.

D. Because of the special nature of the air routes concerned,
air carriers must be able to demonstrate that cabin crew
serving passengers on the above routes speak and under-
stand Greek.

— between Athens and Karpathos: EUR 73,20,

3. Useful information

— between Athens and Sitia: EUR 71,10,

— between Athens and Skiathos: EUR 53,30,

— between Thessaloniki and Corfu: EUR 70,

— between Rhodes and Kos: EUR 46,

— between Rhodes and Astipalea: EUR 52,20,

— between Rhodes and Leros: EUR 52,20,

Operation of flights on these routes by a Community carrier
who does not fulfil the public service obligations imposed
may result
in the imposition of administrative or other
sanctions.

As regards the types of aircraft to be used, air carriers are
asked to consult Aeronautical Information Publications of
Greece (AIP Greece) as regards technical and business data
and airport procedures.

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As regards timetables, arrivals and departures of aircraft
must be planned within the operating times of airports as
determined by decision of the Minister for Transport and
Communications.

It should be noted that if no air carrier has declared to the
Civil Aviation Department, Directorate for Air Operations by
28 February 2009 an intention to operate scheduled services
from 1 April 2009 on one or more of the abovementioned
routes without financial compensation, Greece has decided,

under the procedure set out in Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2408/92, to limit access to each or several of the
abovementioned routes to only one carrier for three years
to operate those services from
and to grant
1 April 2009 following an invitation to tender.

the right

These public service obligations replace those published in
the Official
the European Communities C 164 of
10.7.2002 and Official Journal of the European Union C 46 of
24.2.2006 concerning the above routes.

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