Activities of Alfreds RUBIKS related to 2011/2196(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU PDF (209 KB) DOC (120 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Recalls the goals of the Transport White Paper, particularly that by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take a balanced approach in future revisions of aviation guidelines in order to provide for a socially and economically viable development of regional air services, taking into account the environmental impact of air transport;
Amendment 69 #
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;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the need for better integration between modes of transport, as well as the fact that traffic share must be determined by the market, provided that it operates under uniform conditions with regard to combined transport and the environment, including complete internalisation of external costs; urges the Commission to come forward with a communication encouraging industry to develop multi- modal through ticketing between the rail and air sector; points to the fact that schemes of this kind are already in operation, such as the ‘rail and fly’ tickets being offered by certain carriers in Germanyin more and more countries;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the cost of implementing security measures at smaller regional airports is proportionally higher than at major airports, which benefit from economies of scale; believes, in this connection, that costs should be more evenly shared between passengers, and airports and general taxation;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that the EU directive on airport charges4 only covers airports with more than 5 million passengers and/or the biggest airport in each EU Member State; suggests that the proposal on aviation security charges should take the same approach and that airports with less than 5 million passengers should have security paid out of general taxation; believes that an assessment of the impact on small and medium-sized airports should form a core part of any review of the relevant directives;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Council to adopt a position on aviation security charges and believes that more stringent security measures should be paid for out of general taxation, as aviation security is a matter of national security;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that the development of regional airports is limited to the absolute minimum, i.e. that it is neither hampered nor promoted at the expense of the development of more sustainable modes of transport such as rail and water transport;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers the development of regional airports to be a priority in regions where connections using other modes of transport are lacking;