Activities of Eva LICHTENBERGER related to 2011/0391(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the allocation of slots at EU airports (recast) PDF (423 KB) DOC (568 KB)
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Amendments (6)
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Since the environmental aspects may be taken into account in the coordination parameters and regional connectivity can also be fully ensured in the context of the public service obligations, experience has not demonstrated the usefulness of local rules. Furthermore, it cannot be excluded that such rules do not lead to discrimination in allocating slots. Consequently, the option of resorting to local rules should be restricted. All the technical, operational, performance and environmental constraints that should be applied by the coordinators or the facilitators should be defined in the coordination parameters. Recourse to local rules would also be reduced to monitoring the use of slots and the possibility of reducing the length of the series of slots in the cases provided for by this Regulation. With a view to promoting better use of airport capacity, two basic principles in slot allocation should be reinforced, namely the definition of a series of slots and the calculation of historical slots. At the same time, the flexibility given to air carriers should be better regulated with a view to preventing distortions in the application of this Regulation in the Member States. Therefore, better use of airport capacity should be encouraged. The integration of air and rail tickets for shorter rail connections between airports shall be supported.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Auctioning slots in a framework of environmental criteria should be proposed by the Commission.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Slots are non-material assets of public utility. They are assigned by airport coordinators so as to ensure maximum transparency, in the interests of Member Sates, citizens living near to the airport, passengers, airport managers, air carriers and airport employees and workers.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) that air carrier can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the coordinator that the series of slots in question has been operated, as cleared by the coordinator, by that air carrier for at least 850 % of the time during the scheduling period for which it has been allocated.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If the 850 % usage of the series of slots cannot be demonstrated, the priority provided under paragraph (2) shall not be given , unless the non-utilisation can be justified on the basis of any of the following reasons:
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Auctioning of slots under a framework environmental criteria. The Commission shall propose a system of auctioning slots under a framework of environmental criteria, favorising airplanes with best performance on reduction of noise, gaseous emissions and climate impact.