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Mr President, I should like to pay tribute to the two rapporteurs for their work and also to congratulate them.
It is good news that the EU’s proposal for a Community aviation policy takes into account economic, technical, legal, social and environmental concerns, without neglecting safety requirements. The importance of these latter becomes particularly apparent in the event of accidents, poor weather conditions or strikes, or whenever there is an escalation of the terrorist threat. I would add that passengers must not be treated as a necessary evil whenever such situations arise, which unfortunately is what happens at present.
I should like to touch briefly upon a number of key issues. In view of the ‘open skies’ policy, I believe it would be useful to increase the number of airports in those EU Member States that serve as hubs for international flights. This would make it a great deal easier to transport both passengers and goods. Wherever appropriate, EU funds should be used to modernise airports, and I am delighted that an announcement has been made to this effect. Secondly, a similar level of services should be offered to EU citizens when checking in at any airport and the same should apply to the service culture and to flights to locations outside the EU. Thirdly, there should be a guarantee that appropriate conditions will be in place for disabled air passengers both within and outside the EU, and indeed we held a debate on this matter only a few weeks ago. Fourthly, the Community as a whole should be involved in negotiating such issues as charges for flights over Russian territory, and in fact these charges should be abolished without delay. Fifthly, I would suggest that all planes used by EU airlines, regardless of where they have been manufactured, should employ similar technological solutions in terms of passenger safety.
I should like to conclude by saying that carriers should be encouraged to step up their cooperation with each other. This cooperation should cover price and schedule flexibility, since the goal should be for passengers to feel as though they are the focus of the carrier’s activities, and not a troublesome piece of freight, as is sometimes the case."@en1
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