3 Amendments of Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR related to 2016/2062(INI)
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes the importance of connectivity for the development of small and regional airports within the Union, as the drivers for growth, jobs creation and regional cohesion, especially at the Outermost Regions as specified in Article 349 of the TFEU; recalls that over the last years, small regional airports have tended to be more affected than other airports by losses of direct connectivity; Highlights the role on which small and regional airports might play within the Union as another way to decongest larger and hub airports through indirect connections; asks the European Commission, jointly with the Member-States, to present an EU long-term strategic plan addressing the challenges and opportunities of regional airports inside the EU context;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that transport operators and service providers will engage in finding intermodal and multimodal solutions if, through a EU regulatory framework, clarification and legal certainty are provided as concerns passenger rights, liability, delays, security services and open data; recalls the need to ensure adequate air traffic services in case of disruption to air traffic, as underlying in the SES and at ICAO guidance;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the CO2 emissions generated by the aviation sector; stresses the wide range of actions already taken to achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020, both by developing alternative fuels and lighter aircraft, and by abiding to international agreements; welcomes the Commission’s intention to review EU measures to reduce CO2 emissions from aviation in light of the outcome of the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO); recalls to take into consideration the characteristics of the outermost regions as specified in article 349º of the TFEU; is of the opinion that, in view also of the Commission’s Circular Economy Package, further initiatives reducing emissions of operational activities from, to and within airports should be encouraged;