12 Amendments of Georges BACH related to 2011/2196(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the connectivity offered by aviation to EU regions, citizens and businesses is unique and cannot be replaced; whereas Europe’s airports provide a network of 150 000 city pairs, while Europe’s high-speed trains provide a network of about 100 city pairsextremely important;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas airport retail sales have decreased by 40%markedly due to the introduction of restrictive policies for hand-luggage by some airlines; whereas the impact of the ‘one bag’ rule has been to bring about a dramatic decline in sales of almost 70% for some regional airports; whereas 32%one third of retail profit in airports goes towards subsidising airlines via landing charges;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. acknowledges that Europe ismajor airports in some Member States are experiencing a capacity crunch at major airports;
Amendment 42 #
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, environmentally and economically visustainable development of regional air services which adheres to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, taking into account the very different geographical and economic circumstances of the various regional airports;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses concern at the current practice of low-cost airlines, which often operate from regional airports, of taking advantage of their dominant position to pursue aggressive business practices which are increasingly resulting in a poorer quality of service for passengers and a deterioration in working conditions for staff;
Amendment 70 #
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 minlimisted;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Commission study on the allocation of slots states that the ‘European regions are losing direct links to some of the most congested airports’, and is disappointed that this study deals only with major airports; therefore suggests that the scope of the study be extended to regional airports;
Amendment 84 #
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 for more investment in these strategically important connections, particularly with regard to the improved multimodal mobility highlighted in the Commission’s White Paper on Transport;
Amendment 98 #
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; 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 Germanysome Member States; highlights in this context the importance of laying down common standards for passenger rights in all forms of transport;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly bBelieves that major regional airports with consistent year-round traffic should be included in the TEN-T Core Nenlarged network, especially those with high- volume connectivity with third countries and intra- European traffic and those regional airports which can serve to relieve bottlenecks;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Firmly believes that the development of regional airports should be encouraged primarily in regions lacking in other forms of transport connections;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that the Commission has not paid attention to the request from Parliament and the Council in Article 10(4) of Decision 884/2004/EC for regional airports to be connected to the network, especially in view of the need for air transport services to Europe’s regions to be ensured alongside the development of high-speed rail services, as air transport can in certain circumstances reach further and serve thinner markets more efficiently in terms of time, cost and environmental impact;