7 Amendments of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2011/2196(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of regional airports in the context of air transport and their role in ensuring territorial, economic and social cohesion in the Union by connecting regions; points out that existing public service obligations should be maintained in order to guarantee the accessibility and territorial continuity of regions, such as peripheral, outermost and island regions, that face geographical handicaps particularly as a result of their remoteness; notes the importance of airports, especially of regional airports, which are sometimes the only effective link between a region and the rest of Europe;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 90% of Europe’s citizens live in the regions and regional aviation is a key enabler in providing them with mobility and accessibility, particularly in the island and outermost regions, so as to safeguard territorial, economic and social cohesion; whereas it also enables business to move into the regions and to spread economic prosperity;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it particularly important to employ intermodal solutions where possible; takes the view that rail links between airports should be developed, as they offer an ideal way of easing the capacity problems of the airports concerned; asks that the particular situation of some regions in which the development of intermodality is affected by their physical and natural characteristics, such as the outermost regions, should not be neglected;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands the need for a public service obligation for air services of economic interest, especially those connecting remote regions and islandgions, islands and the outermost regions, given their remoteness and physical and natural characteristics; believes that such services would not be economically viable without public money;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the development of regional airports should be taken into account in the context of actions under the territorial cooperation objective in order to promote balance among the regions in terms of access to airports and the coordinated development of a network of transport links, with a view to territorial cohesion;
Amendment 56 #
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; 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; calls, therefore, on the Member States to set common upper limits to be imposed on airlines with regard to such restrictions;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that regional airports situated away from urban centres are often not adequately connected to the transport network on the ground; supports, therefore, the development of measures under the territorial cooperation objective to promote airport links to the transport network;