9 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2011/0391(COD)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The slot allocation system established in 1993 does not ensure the optimum allocation and use of slots and thus of airport capacity. In the context of growing airport congestion and the limited development of major new airport infrastructure, the slots are a rare resource. Access to such resources is of crucial importance for the provision of air transport services and for the maintenance of effective competition. To this end, the allocation and use of slots could be made more effective by introducing market mechanisms, by ensuring that the unused slots are made available to interested operators as soon as possible and in a transparent manner, and by reinforcing the underlying principles of the system with regard to the allocation, management and use of the slots. In addition it is important that access to hub airports from regional airports should be maintained where such routes are essential to the economy of that region. At the same time, although the historical slots meet the need for stability in schedules for the airlines, during the future assessment of the application of this Regulation, a gradual introduction of other market mechanisms could be envisaged, such as withdrawing and auctioning historical slots.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Situations where, owing to a lack of available slots, the benefits of liberalisation are unevenly spread and competition is distorted, should also be avoided. In such situations provision should be made for Member State intervention.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The flight plans and the slots should be better matched to better exploit airport capacity and improve flight punctuality. insofar as this does not restrict access to hub airports from regional airports.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It is necessary to retain special provisions, under limited circumstances, for the maintenance of adequate domestic air services to regions of the Member State or Member States concerned when a public service obligation has been imposedsuch as PSOs imposed on routes between regional and hub airports, for the maintenance of adequate domestic air services within a Member State.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) To allow air carriers to adapt to imperative situations of urgency, such as a marked decline in traffic or an economic crisis that severely affects the activity of air carriers, affecting a lager part of the scheduling period, the CommissionMember States should be allowed to adopt urgent measures to ensure the consistency of measures to be taken at coordinated airports. These measures will allow air carriers to retain priority for thein allocation ofng the same series for the following scheduling period even if the 85% rate has not been met.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
21a) 'Regional Airport' shall mean a non- co-ordinated airport that operates regular scheduled flights between distinct geographical or political areas of a Member State.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The coordinator shall set up a pool, which shall contain all the slots. All new slot capacity determined pursuant to Article 3(3) shall be placed in the pool. This procedure shall be without prejudice to regional airports connectivity to hub airports. If such connectivity is undermined Member States shall be permitted to intervene.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where public service obligations have been imposed on a route in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, a Member State mayshall reserve the slots required for the operations envisaged on that route at a coordinated or hub airport. If the reserved slots on the route concerned are not used, they shall be made available to any other air carrier interested in operating the route in accordance with the public service obligations, subject to paragraph 2. If no other carrier is interested in operating the route and the Member State concerned does not issue a call for tenders under Article 16(10), Article 17(3) to (7), and Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, the slots shall either be reserved for another route subject to public service obligations or be returned to the pool.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) subparagraphs a-c will operate insofar as they do not jeopardise connectivity between regional and hub airports.