4 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2011/2196(INI)
Amendment 11 #
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; whereas it fosters tourism and the development of related services and also enables business to move into the regions and to spread economic prosperity;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas airport retail sales have decreased by 40% due to the introduction of restrictive policies for hand-luggage by some airlines; whereas the impact of the ‘one bag’ rule has been to brapplied by the companies, in particular the low-cost airlines, which operate mainly in such airports, as well as other cost-cutting measures, has made travelling more difficult, bringing about a decline in sales of almost 70% for some regional airports; whereas 32% of retail profit in airports goes towards subsidising airlines via landing charges;
Amendment 88 #
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; calls on the Commission to investigate the tendency to engage in activities that are not fully transparent and even tantamount to monopolistic practices in order to offset the lack of such connections:
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes the tendency of certain air carriers, especially low cost carriers (LCCs), to add unavoidable chargescharges, often in an unclear manner, on to the headline price of air tickets, such as charges for the use of debit or credit cards; is concerned that, as a result, some passengers may be deterred from using regional air services; wishes to see special attention paid to the impact of this practice on regional air services during the revision of air passenger rights;