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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 249/07)

1. The Greek Government has decided to extend and revise
from 1 March 2009 the public service obligations imposed
in respect of ten scheduled air services on routes within
Greece pursuant
to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Com-
munity air carriers to intra-Community air routes, which
were published in the Official
the European
Communities C 239 of 25.8.2001 (and Official Journal of the
European Communities C 280 of 4.10.2001, concerning the
postponement of their entry into force), and subsequently
amended (Official Journal of the European Communities C 164
of 10.7.2002 and Official Journal of the European Union C 312
of 17.12.2004 and Official
the European Union
C 177 of 29.7.2006).

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Athens-Milos

Seven return flights a week and a total of 245 seats a
week in each direction throughout the winter.

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

Thessaloniki-Samos

Three return flights a week and a total of 90 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

2. The amendments to the public service obligations are as

follows:

Four return flights a week and a total of 120 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

Thessaloniki-Hios

Athens-Astipalea

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-Ikaria

Three return flights a week and a total of 90 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

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

Limnos-Mitilini-Hios-Samos-Rhodes

Limnos-Mitilini-Rhodes

Two return flights a week and a total of 40 seats a week
in each direction throughout the year.

Five return flights a week and a total of 175 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Limnos-Mitilini-Hios-Rhodes

Seven return flights a week and a total of 245 seats a
week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens-Leros

One return flight a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the year.

Limnos-Mitilini-Samos-Rhodes

One return flight a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the year.

Six return flights a week and a total of 210 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Limnos-Mitilini-Hios-Samos-Rhodes

Ten return flights a week and a total of 350 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

One return flight a week and a total of 20 seats a week
in each direction throughout the year.

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Rhodes-Karpathos-Kasos-Sitia

B. Rates

Rhodes-Karpathos

The single economy fare may not exceed the following
rates:

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

Six return flights a week and a total of 300 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

Rhodes-Karpathos-Kasos-Sitia

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

Six return flights a week and a total of 300 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

Alexandroupoli-Sitia

Two return flights a week and a total of 40 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 60 seats a week
in each direction throughout the summer.

Aktio-Sitia

Two return flights a week and a total of 40 seats a week
in each direction throughout the winter.

Three return flights a week and a total of 60 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
frequencies may be
in paragraph 2(A)),
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).

— Athens-Astipalea: EUR 58,50,

— Athens-Ikaria: EUR 52,20,

— Athens-Leros: EUR 59,60,

— Athens-Milos: EUR 41,70,

— Thessaloniki-Samos: EUR 76,40,

— Thessaloniki-Hios: EUR 66,

— Limnos-Rhodes: EUR 64,80,

— Limnos-Mitilini: EUR 41,70,

— Limnos-Hios: EUR 41,70,

— Limnos-Samos: EUR 41,70,

— Mitilini-Hios: EUR 33,50,

— Mitilini-Samos: EUR 41,70,

— Mitilini-Rhodes: EUR 58,50,

— Hios-Samos: EUR 33,50,

— Hios-Rhodes: EUR 46,

— Samos-Rhodes: EUR 41,70,

— Rhodes-Kasos: EUR 39,60,

— Rhodes-Karpathos: EUR 33,50,

— Rhodes-Sitia: EUR 48,

— Karpathos-Sitia: EUR 48,

— Kasos-Sitia: EUR 42,80,

— Karpathos-Kasos: EUR 27,

— Alexandroupoli-Sitia: EUR 79,50,

— Aktio-Sitia: EUR 79,50.

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.

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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.

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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.

3. Useful information

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.

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 by to
the Civil Aviation Department, Directorate for Air Operations
by 31 January 2009 an intention to operate scheduled
services from 1 March 2009 on one or more of the above-
mentioned 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 and to grant the right to operate those services
from 1 March 2009 following an invitation to tender.

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These public service obligations replace those published in
the European Communities C 239 of
the Official
25.8.2001, Official Journal of the European Communities C 280
of 4.10.2001 and Official Journal of the European Communities
C 164 of 10.7.2002 and in the Official Journal of the European
Union C 312 of 17.12.2004 and Official
the
European Union C 177 of 29.7.2006 concerning the above
routes.

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