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With regard to the negotiations of the 1999 agreements, Denmark clarifies that the 1999 agreements were negotiated directly by the airport's director and the public owners neither proposed nor approved the conditions included in the agreements.
Danska pojasnjuje, da se v skladu s krovnim sporazumom družba Ryanair obvezala letno, v obdobju med 1. januarjem 2001 in 31. decembrom 2001, na letališče Aarhus pripeljati vsaj […] potnikov.
According to Denmark, the director negotiating the agreements, including the provided discounts, had contacts neither with the board of directors nor with any other local authority.
Glede pristojbin, ki jih plačuje družba Ryanair, Danska pojasnjuje, da je v skladu s krovnim sporazumom družba Ryanair dolžna letališču Aarhus plačevati naslednje pristojbine, navedene v preglednici 2.
Denmark further clarifies that the 1999 agreements were signed directly by the airport's director negotiating the agreements.
Preglednica 2
Denmark explains further that the 1999 agreements were neither submitted for approval to the Danish civil aviation authorities, nor were the airport's charges approved by Denmark in the form of a schedule of charges or otherwise.
Letališke pristojbine, ki jih družba Ryanair plačuje letališču Aarhus v skladu s krovnim sporazumom, sklenjenim leta 1999
In order to support these statements (see recitals 15 to 19), Denmark provided a copy of the minutes of board meetings with the representatives of local authorities and also minutes of the annual general meetings.
Letališke pristojbine, ki jih plačuje družba Ryanair
Consequently, Denmark is of the opinion that neither the shareholders of the airport, nor the civil aviation authorities were directly or indirectly involved in the negotiations of the 1999 Ryanair agreements.
Pristojbina za cikel pristajanja/vzletanja (vključno z dodatkom za hrup in lokalno kontrolo zračnega prometa)
Thus, in the view of Denmark, these agreements are not imputable to that Member State.
Potniška pristojbina na potnika v odhodu
As one of the cumulative conditions for the notion of State aid is not complied with, Denmark is of the opinion that the 1999 Ryanair agreements do not constitute State aid.
Nočna pristojbina
The 1999 agreements between Aarhus airport and Ryanair
Po standardnih tarifah
Denmark provided a copy of two agreements concluded between Aarhus airport and Ryanair in 1999 and further clarifications.
Potniška pristojbina in pristojbina za oskrbovanje na ploščadi na cikel
The 1999 principal agreement
Danska poudarja, da se je v skladu s krovnim sporazumom letališče Aarhus obvezalo družbi Ryanair nuditi popust v višini […] DKK (v prvih […] letih, torej […]) ali […] DKK (v zadnjih […] letih, torej […]) na potniško pristojbino (to pomeni […] popust na pristojbine za potniške storitve), če družba Ryanair ustvari neto prihodek v višini […] DKK ali manj na potnika v eni smeri na liniji London Stansted.
Denmark clarifies that on 2 November 1999, Aarhus airport entered into an agreement with Ryanair (‘principal agreement’).
Danska pojasnjuje, da so bili ti pogoji v veljavi od leta 1999 naprej.
Denmark further states that the agreement was planned to be in force until 31 October 2009 (i.e. for a period of 10 years).
Sporazum o trženju iz leta 1999
Denmark clarifies that according to the principal agreement Ryanair was obliged to generate at least […] passengers per annum at Aarhus airport between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2001.
Danska pojasnjuje, da se je v skladu s sporazumom o trženju letališče Aarhus obvezalo plačevati družbi Ryanair:
With regard to the fees to be paid by Ryanair, Denmark explains that, according to the principal agreement, Ryanair was obliged to pay to Aarhus airport the following fees summarised in Table 2.
i. znesek, enak vsoti […], ki jih je družba Ryanair plačala v skladu s krovnim sporazumom in
Table 2
vsa povečanja potniške pristojbine na letališču Aarhus, ki so presegale […] DKK […] in […] DKK […].
Airport charges to be paid by Ryanair to Aarhus airport according to the principal agreement concluded in 1999
Danska nadalje pojasnjuje, da je bilo v skladu s sporazumom o trženju, zmanjšanje pristajalnih, vzletnih in nočnih pristojbin opredeljeno kot podpora trženju.
Airport charges to be paid by Ryanair
Danska navaja, da letališče Aarhus ni bilo seznanjeno z namenom podpore trženju, vendar je domnevalo, da gre za delitev stroškov povezave Aarhus/London-Stansted.
Landing/Take off fee per rotation (including noise surcharge and local air traffic control)
Uporaba načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu in selektivnost
DKK […]
Glede uporabe načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu („MEOP“) Danska meni, da bi morala Komisija primerjati ravnanje letališča Arhus z ravnanjem zasebnega operaterja, ki mora ravnati v skladu z načeli doseganja dolgoročne donosnosti in izvajanja sektorske politike.
Passenger Service Charge per departing passenger
Danska navaja, da je donosnost sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 treba ocenjevati za celotno predvideno obdobje veljavnosti pogodbe (torej v obdobju 10 let).
Night fee
Danska navaja, da so imeli sporazumi iz leta 1999 pozitivni učinek na finančno poslovanje letališča v obdobju 1999–2009.
As per standard tariff
Danska pojasnjuje, da se je letališče Aarhus v času sklenitve sporazumov z družbo Ryanair v letu 1999 soočalo z naslednjimi izzivi: Najprej je za letalske prevoznike in potnike tekmovalo z letališčem Billund, ki je bilo kot največje letališče v regiji Jutland v strateško močnejšem konkurenčnem položaju.
Passenger and ramp handling charge per rotation
Drugič, letališče Aarhus je obratovalo s samo 40 % svojih zmogljivosti in je med letoma 1996 in 1999 že beležilo zmanjšanje števila potnikov s približno 860000 na približno 596000, v naslednjih letih pa so pričakovali nadaljnje zmanjševanje.
Denmark points out that according to the principal agreement Aarhus airport was obliged to give Ryanair a rebate of DKK […] (for the first […] years, i.e. […]), or DKK […] (for the last […] years, i.e. […]) of passenger service charge (this means […] discount on the applicable passenger service charge), if Ryanair collects a net revenue of DKK […] or less per one-way passenger on the London Stansted route.
Tretjič, vojaške dejavnosti na letališču, letalsko oporišče Tirstrup, so se prenehale, zato so letni neto stroški letališča Aarhus, povezani s kontrolo zračnega prometa, požarnimi in reševalnimi službami ter izvajanjem tehničnih in zemeljskih storitev povišali za 10–12 milijonov DKK.
Denmark clarifies that this was the case from 1999 onwards.
Četrtič, odprtje nove avtoceste (tj. avtocesta Djursland), ki omogoča hitrejše in preprostejše prometne povezave z regijo Tirstrup, je bilo načrtovano za leto 2004.
The 1999 marketing agreement
Danska nadalje pojasnjuje, da je bil odprt most Great Belt Bridge (ki je potnikom omogočil vožnjo od z Aarhussa v København), povezava družbe SAS z Londonom pa je bila ukinjena.
Denmark points out that on the same day, 2 November 1999, Ryanair and Aarhus airport concluded a second agreement (‘marketing agreement’).
Danska poudarja, da je odprtje mostu Great Belt Bridge z uporabo alternativnih prevoznih sredstev (avtomobil/vlak/hitri trajekt) skrajšalo čas vožnje med Aarhusom in Københavnom s približno petih ur na približno 3 ure.
Denmark explains that the marketing agreement obliged Aarhus airport to pay to Ryanair:
Danska poudarja, da je glede na navedeno (glejte uvodni izjavi 32 ter 33) letališče Aarhus moralo ponuditi spodbude, da bi pritegnilo nove odjemalce in zapolnilo neizkoriščene zmogljivosti.
an amount equal to […] incurred by Ryanair in accordance with the principal agreement and
Danska pojasnjuje, da je direktor letališča Aarhus ocenil, da bi družba Ryanair Aarhus na letališče lahko privabila okoli […] dodatnih potnikov letno.
all increases in the level of passenger service charge at Aarhus airport over DKK […] and over DKK […].
Danska navaja, da so na podlagi teh napovedi števila potnikov ocenili, da bodo sporazumi v letu 2001 pripomogli k doseganju čistega dobička v višini približno […] DKK ([…] EUR).
Denmark explains further that, according to the marketing agreement, the reduction of landing/take-off/night fee charges was deemed to be marketing support.
Danska pojasnjuje, da so zanesljivost napovedi direktorja potrdili dejanski rezultati, saj so na primer v letu 2001 s pomočjo sporazumov iz leta 1999 ustvarili čisti dobiček v višini […] DKK ([…] EUR).
Denmark states that Aarhus airport did not know the purpose of the marketing support paid but assumed that it was to share the costs for the Aarhus/London-Stansted route.
Danska poudarja, da se vsi stroški (na primer trženje, zemeljska oskrba in drugi stroški), ki jih ima letališče glede sklenitve sporazuma z družbo Ryanair financiralo neposredno iz prihodkov, ustvarjenih z navedenim sporazumom.
Application of the Market Economy Operator Principle and selectivity
Poleg tega Danska navaja, da čisti dobiček, ki izhaja iz sklenjenih sporazumov, prispeva k splošni donosnosti letališča.
Regarding the application of the Market Economy Operator Principle (‘MEOP’), Denmark is of the opinion that the Commission should compare the behaviour of Arhus airport with the supposed conduct of a private operator guided by prospects of long-term profitability and pursuing a sectoral policy.
Danska poudarja, da sklenitev sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 ni zahtevala nobene naložbe s strani letališča Aarhus, saj je le to delovalo z le 40 % svojih zmogljivosti.
Denmark states that the profitability of the 1999 agreements with Ryanair needs to be assessed for the entire expected duration of the agreements in questions (this means a period of 10 years).
Danska pojasnjuje, da so sporazumi z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 tudi z vidika stroškov poslovanja letališča Aarhus omogočali izkoriščanje zmogljivosti do 60 % in da se je na primer osebje za zemeljsko oskrbo že prej financirajo iz drugih prihodkov letališča.
Denmark states that the 1999 agreements had a positive impact on the airport's finances for the period 1999 to 2009.
Na podlagi podpore za trženje, ki ga letališče Aarhus plačuje družbi Ryanair v skladu s sporazumom o trženju, Danska poudarja, da uprava letališča pričakuje podporo družbe Ryanair pri povečevanju prepoznavnosti letališča.
Denmark clarifies that, at the time of the conclusion of the 1999 agreements with Ryanair, Aarhus airport was facing the following challenges: First, it was competing for airlines and passengers with Billund airport, which had as the largest airport in the Jutland region a strategically stronger competitive position.
Danska nadalje pojasnjuje, da se je letališče Aarhus hkrati odločilo za zmanjšanje obsega drugih oblik trženja, ki jih je nadomestila družba Ryanair, z ukrepi kot je oglaševanje letališča Aarhus na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair in na letališčih, na katerih obratuje.
Second, Aarhus airport was only operating at 40 % of its capacity and had already suffered from a decrease in passengers from approximately 860000 to approximately 596000 from 1996 to 1999, with a further decrease expected in the coming years.
Danska pojasnjuje, da je bil namen letališča Aarhus povečanje svojih prihodkov s povečanjem števila potnikov in prihodkov iz neletalskih dejavnosti (na primer od nakupovanja ali parkiranja).
Third, the military activity of the airport, Tirstrup Air Base, had ceased, which meant that the Aarhus annual net costs associated with air traffic control, fire and rescue services, technical and ground services had risen by DKK 10-12 million.
Danska nadalje pojasnjuje, da je v času sklenitve sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 letališče Aarhus pričakovalo, da bodo glavni prihodek letališča predstavljala plačila za parkiranje.
Fourth, a new motorway (namely, the Djursland motorway) providing a faster and easier transport link with Tirstrup, was scheduled to open in 2004.
Glede prihodkov iz nakupovanja Danska pojasnjuje, da je bilo v najem oddanih samo 30 % razpoložljivih zmogljivosti letališča.
Denmark explains further that the Great Belt Bridge had been opened (giving travellers the option of driving from Aarhus to Copenhagen) and the SAS route to London had been closed.
Zato Danska meni, da so bili sporazumi, sklenjeni z družbo Ryanair v letu 1999, v skladu z načeli MEOP, saj so pričakovali, da bodo ti sporazumi k donosnosti letališča v obdobju med letoma 1999 in 2009 prispevali približno […] DKK in tako povečali finančno trdnost upravljavca letališča.
Denmark points out that the opening of the Great Belt Bridge reduced the journey time between Aarhus and Copenhagen from approximately five hours to approximately three hours for alternative means of transport (car/train/express ferry).
V podkrepitev teh stališč je Danska predložila poslovni načrt in ocene donosnosti uprave upravljavca letališča.
Denmark points out that against this background (see recitals 32 and 33) Aarhus airport had to provide incentives in order to attract new clients and fill the idle capacity.
V preglednici 3 so povzete pričakovane donosnosti sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999, ki ga je predložila Danska:
Denmark clarifies that Aarhus airport's director estimated that Ryanair would be able to attract to the airport around […] additional passengers per annum.
Preglednica 3
Denmark states that, on the basis of these passenger forecasts, the agreements were expected to generate a net income of approximately DKK […] (EUR […]) in 2001.
Pregled pričakovane donosnosti sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 za letališče Aarhus v 1000 DKK
Denmark explains that the reliability of the director's forecasts was confirmed by the actual results, such as for example in 2001 the net income generated by the 1999 agreements was DKK […] (EUR […]).
Skupaj (nominalno)
Denmark stresses that all costs (such as, for example, marketing, ground handling and other costs) incurred by the airport in connection with the entry into the agreement with Ryanair are financed directly through the revenue generated by that agreement.
Prihodki
In addition, Denmark states that the net income generated by the agreement contributes to the overall profitability of the airport.
Prihodki iz letalskih dejavnosti
Denmark points out that the 1999 Ryanair agreements did not require any investments from Aarhus airport, because the airport was only operated at 40 % of its capacity.
Prihodki iz neletalskih dejavnosti
Denmark clarifies that also with regard to Aarhus airport's operating costs the 1999 agreements with Ryanair provided that the staff could cover up to 60 % of the capacity, for example the ground handling staff had already been financed from the airport's other income.
Stroški
With regard to the marketing support to be paid by Aarhus airport to Ryanair according to the marketing agreement, Denmark points out that the management of the airport expected that Ryanair would assist the airport by increasing its exposure.
Zemeljska oskrba
Denmark further clarifies that at the same time Aarhus airport decided to downsize its other marketing activities as these were replaced by Ryanair, such as among others the advertising of Aarhus airport on Ryanair's website and at the airports served.
Trženje
Denmark clarifies that Aarhus airport's intention was to increase its revenues through the increase in passengers and non-aeronautical revenue (such as shopping or parking revenue).
Rezultati sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999
Denmark clarifies further that, at the time when the 1999 Ryanair agreements were concluded, Aarhus airport expected the paid parking to be a major potential income generator.
Danska pojasnjuje, da družba Ryanair ne prejema selektivne prednosti, saj so bili popusti na podlagi sporazumov z družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 predhodno podeljeni tudi družbi SAS.
With regard to the shopping revenue, Denmark clarifies that only 30 % of the airport's available capacity was being leased out.
Poleg tega je Danska poudarila, da so bili leta 1999 družbama Air Cimber A/S in Maersk Air A/S podeljeni enaki 50-odstotni popusti kot družbi Ryanair.
For these reasons, Denmark is of the opinion that the 1999 agreements with Ryanair were concluded in accordance with the MEOP as these agreements were expected to contribute in 1999 to 2009 around DKK […] to the profitability of the airport and increased thus the financial viability of the airport operator.
Danska nadalje navaja, da sta tudi regionalni letalski prevoznik Sunair in EasyJet (pred tem Go) prejela ponudbi za sklenitev sporazuma, ki bi vključeval podoben sporazum o popustu.
In order to support this position, Denmark provided the business plan and profitability assumptions of the management of the airport operator.
Pri tem je Danska predložila kopije teh dopisov.
Table 3 summarises the expected profitability of the 1999 agreements with Ryanair provided by Denmark:
Danska meni, da so bili sporazumi med letališčem Aarhus in družbo Ryanair iz leta 1999 sklenjeni pod tržnimi pogoji in da družbi Ryanair ne dodeljujejo prednosti, zato ne morejo biti obravnavani kot državna pomoč.
Table 3
Poleg tega Danska pojasnjuje, da je bila pričakovana donosnost potrjena tudi z dejanskimi poslovni izidi upravljavca letališča.
Overview of the expected profitability of the 1999 Ryanair agreements for Aarhus airport in 1000 DKK
Danska nadalje navaja, da je na primer letališče Aarhus v letu 2010 doseglo dobiček v višini približno 2 milijona DKK, pozitivne rezultate pa pričakujejo tudi v naslednjih letih.
Total (nominal)
Danska poudarja, da so dobički posledica postopnega povečevanja števila potnikov in da je dolgoročna preusmeritev z domačih na mednarodne lete sledila odprtju mostu Great Belt Bridge.
Revenues
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH OSEB
Aeronautical revenue
Komisija je prejela pripombe treh zainteresiranih strani.
Non-aeronautical revenue
Družba Ryanair
Costs
Družba Ryanair je v svojih pripombah z dne 29. maja 2008 najprej navedla, da je bil po njenem mnenju začetek formalnega postopka preiskave neupravičen in nepotreben.
Ground handling
Prav tako je obžalovala, da ji Komisija ni dala možnosti sodelovanja pri predhodni preiskavi.
Marketing
Glede vsebine primera družba Ryanair meni, da bi morala Komisija upoštevati standardne poslovne dogovore in na tej podlagi sprejeti odločitev, da so sporazumi iz leta 1999 skladni z načelom nosilca dejavnosti v tržnem gospodarstvu in zato ne vključuje državne pomoči.
Results from 1999 Ryanair agreements
Družba Ryanair meni, da je za upravljavca letališča Aarhus njihova prisotnost na letališču koristna.
Denmark clarifies that Ryanair does not receive a selective advantage as the discounts granted on the basis of the 1999 agreements with Ryanair have been previously granted also to SAS.
Glede statusa udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu družba Ryanair navaja, da je pri oceni prihodkov potrebno upoštevati prihodke iz letalskih in tudi neletalskih dejavnosti.
Further, Denmark pointed out that in 1999, Cimber Air A/S and Maersk Air A/S were also granted the same 50 % discount as Ryanair.
Kar se stroškov tiče, družba Ryanair poudarja, da so dejanski stroški, ki jih je potrebno upoštevati, dodatni stroški uveljavitve zadevnih sporazumov z letalskim prevoznikom.
Denmark further states that also the regional airline Sunair and EasyJet (previously Go) received offers for a similar discount agreement.
Družba Ryanair meni, da ni treba upoštevati nepovratnih stroškov in fiksnih splošnih stroškov.
In order to support this Denmark provided copies of these letters.
Družba Ryanair navaja, da sklenitev sporazuma med letalskim prevoznikom in letališčem, zaradi katerega se donosnost slednjega poviša, ne vsebuje nobenega elementa pomoči.
Denmark takes the view that the 1999 agreements concluded between Aarhus airport and Ryanair were concluded on market terms and do not confer an advantage on Ryanair, and thus do not constitute State aid.
Družba Ryanair trdi, da udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu praviloma ne sklepa sporazumov, ki povzročajo dodatno izgubo.
Moreover, Denmark clarifies that the expected profitability was also confirmed by actual financial results of the airport manager.
Po drugi strani, družba Ryanair trdi, da je treba narediti izjemo, v kolikor letališče ob sklenitvi sporazuma posluje neuspešno, vendar ocenjuje, da bo sporazum pripomogel k izboljšanju učinkovitosti.
Denmark states further that for example Aarhus airport achieved net profits of around DKK 2 million in 2010, also for the next years positive results are expected.
V tem primeru bi bila, po mnenju družbe Ryanair, sklenitev sporazuma donosna tudi, če bi bilo v času podpisa sporazuma videti, da so prihodki nižji od dodatnih stroškov.
Denmark points out that the profits are the result of the gradual increase in passengers and the long-term switch from domestic to international flights following the opening of the Great Belt Bridge.
Poleg tega bi po mnenju družbe Ryanair Komisija morala svojo presojo utemeljiti na primerjavi sporazumov, sklenjenih med družbo Ryanair in drugimi javnimi in zasebnimi letališči.
COMMENTS FROM THIRD PARTIES
Družba Ryanair nadalje navaja, da je pri presoji sporazumov potrebno upoštevati tudi zunanje učinke, ki izhajajo iz sporazumov iz leta 1999.
The Commission has received observations from three interested parties.
Družba Ryanair meni, da preiskovani sporazumi iz leta 1999 ustrezajo vsebini standardnega poslovnega dogovora med letališčem in letalskim prevoznikom na liberaliziranem trgu.
Ryanair
Družba Ryanair poudarja, da temeljijo na neodvisni odločitvi letališča, da izboljša izkoriščenosti svojih zmogljivosti s povečanjem števila potnikov, z namenom povečanja svojih prihodkov iz letalskih in neletalskih dejavnosti.
Ryanair began its observations dated 29 May 2008 by stating that in its opinion the initiation of a formal investigation procedure was unjustified and unnecessary.
Družba Ryanair trdi, da je letališče Aarhus sledilo zgledu številnih zasebnih letališč, ki so bila v primerljivem položaju in so se odločila, da je najboljši način za povečanje števila potnikov spodbuditi letalske prevoznike k povečanju števila prepeljanih potnikov.
It also stated that it regrets that the Commission did not give Ryanair the possibility to engage itself in the preliminary examination.
Po mnenju družbe Ryanair letališča nudijo tovrstne spodbude zaradi dejstva, da letalski prevozniki, ki prepeljejo veliko število potnikov, pripomorejo k ustvarjanju ekonomije obsega za upravljavca letališča.
On the substance of the case Ryanair is of the opinion that the Commission should have based itself on standard commercial arrangements and on this basis it should have decided that the 1999 agreements comply with the MEOP, hence it does not involve State aid.
Po mnenju družbe Ryanair spodbujevalne sheme na letališču Aarhus temeljijo na zavezi družbe Ryanair, da bo prepeljala vsaj […] potnikov letno.
Ryanair is of the opinion that the manager of Aarhus airport is benefiting from its presence at the airport.
Družba Ryanair navaja primere drugih evropskih letališč, ki so se odločila za podobno strategijo kot letališče Aarhus, na primer London Stansted, London Luton in Frankfurt Hahn.
With regard to the MEOP, Ryanair states that on the revenue side, both aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues must be taken into account.
Poleg tega družba Ryanair poudarja, da za zadostitev pogojev v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu zadošča, da sporazumi izboljšajo dolgoročni finančni položaj letališča.
On the costs side, Ryanair points out that the relevant costs to be taken into account are the incremental costs of entering the respective agreements with an airline.
Družba Ryanair pojasnjuje, da se pristojbin, ki jih plačuje družba SAS ne more primerjati s tistimi, ki jih plačuje družba Ryanair, saj se raven storitev, kot so zahtevana obravnava in letalske dejavnosti, v primeru teh dveh letalskih prevoznikov razlikuje.
Ryanair is of the opinion that neither sunk costs nor fixed overhead costs should be taken into account.
Družba Ryanair meni, da so sporazumi z letališčem Aarhus iz leta 1999 v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Ryanair states that if an airline enters into an agreement with an airport which is incrementally profitable, the agreement does not contain any aid.
Glede povezanosti s sporazumi iz leta 1999 družba Ryanair meni, da je letališče Aarhus neodvisno podjetje.