24.2.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 46/29

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

(2006/C 46/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

The Greek Government has decided to extend and revise, in part, from 1 April 2006 the public service obligations imposed in respect of 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 Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, which were published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 164 on 10 July 2002.

2.

 The amendments to the public service obligations are as follows:

A)

With regard to the minimum frequency of flights and minimum number of seats available each week on the following routes:

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Athens — Karpathos

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Athens — Sitia

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Thessaloniki — Kerkira (Corfu)

Athens — Karpathos

Three return flights a week and a total of 150 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter.

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

Athens — Sitia

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.

Thessaloniki — Kerkira (Corfu)

Three return flights a week and a total of 180 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter.

Four return flights a week and a total of 240 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer.

B)

With regard to the fare:

The price of the single economy fare may not exceed the following rates:

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between Athens and Kithira:

40 EUR

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between Athens and Naxos:

54 EUR

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between Athens and Paros:

53 EUR

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between Athens and Karpathos:

64 EUR

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 between Athens and Sitia:

62 EUR

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between Athens and Skiathos:

45 EUR

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between Thessaloniki and Corfu:

60 EUR

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between Rhodes and Kos:

38 EUR

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between Rhodes and Astypalea:

44 EUR

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between Rhodes and Leros:

44 EUR

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between Kos and Astypalea:

44 EUR

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between Κos and Leros:

38 EUR

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between Astypalea and Leros:

38 EUR

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between Kerkira and Aktio

33 EUR

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between Kerkira and Kephalonia

33 EUR

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between Kerkira and Zakinthos

44 EUR

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between Aktio and Kephalonia:

28 EUR

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between Aktio and Zakinthos:

33 EUR

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between Kephalonia and Zakinthos:

26 EUR

3.

 Useful information:

 

It should be noted that if no air carrier has declared to the Civil Aviation Department, Directorate for Air Operations by 1 March 2006 an intention to operate scheduled services from 1 April 2006 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 and to grant the right to operate those services from 1 April 2006 following an invitation to tender.

 

With regard to the three above-mentioned routes, the obligations and the fares replace the obligations provided for in Official Journal of the European Communities C 239 of 25 August 2001.

 

Otherwise, the public service obligations published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 239 of 25 August 2001 continue to apply.