7 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2011/2196(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands the need for a public service obligation forcommitment and obligation to contribute to the sustainability of air services of economic interest, especially those connecting remote regions and islands; believes that such services would not be economically viable without public money;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that commercial activities are a major source of income for regional airports and is concerned by ‘one-bag’ and other restrictions to the cabin baggage allowance imposed by certain airlines, and by bad practices under which unavoidable charges are added to ticket prices; takes the view that these practices are incompatible with the financial efforts being made to encourage these airlines to operate from certain airports and believes that such practices should be penalised; deplores the fact that it threatens the viability of retail sales as a source of airport revenue for regional airports that have negotiated competitive landing charges to attract airlines; believes that these restrictions may constitute an abuse of a carrier’s position;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and Member States to speed up the development of SESAR and the Single European Sky as a matter of urgency; stresses that the sweeping cuts to public investment must not affect the development of this project nor the deployment made necessary by the launching of the European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS); notes that, with the work of SESAR and the important role of EGNOS, regional airports will profit from projects such as remote towers, enhanced capacity, more rational flight routes and improved operational procedures;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that capacity management is not the same at ‘slot coordinated’ airports as at ‘slot non- coordinated’ airports; is of the opinion that there is plenty of spare capacity to be utilised at many regional airports and that, by using that spare capacity, congestion and stacking at major airports can be reduced and the environmental impact minimised; considers it vital, therefore, to move towards a European airport map that will integrate regional infrastructure; believes that its development should take account of available airport capacity, including the capacity of regional airports, and incorporate it into the planning of the European transport system taking into consideration the quality of infrastructure, possibilities for specialisation and opportunities for intermodality;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers it vital to incorporate freight transport specialisation as an essential element that will contribute to the planning of the airport map and optimise the use of available infrastructure; points out that appropriate use of this principle, together with the appropriate handling of slots to segment passenger and freight transport, should help to avoid saturation at main airports; highlights the important role played by regional airports in this strategy;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that a broader inclusion of main and regional airports in the new TEN-T guidelines and action to promote their intermodality both with priority high-speed rail networks and adequate links with regular road transport services to and from the main population centres in their hinterland will facilitate access to private financing for airport infrastructure projects and send a positive signal to capital markets; calls on the Commission, during its review of the TEN-T, to recognise the vital link between regional air services and economic regeneration;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers it crucial to include regional authorities in the debates and procedures that are to lead to the planning and improved utilisation of European airport infrastructure in order to improve the information available, encourage participation and transparency in decision-making and replace bad competition practices between regional airports with a search for synergies between complementary infrastructures;