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Route Development
Traffic Growth Incentive Scheme
April 2010
Article 1
Purpose
This program aims to establish the rules and conditions for the traffic growth incentive scheme at
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, which is subject to the tariff system in force.
Article 2
Definitions
The following are definitions for the purposes of this scheme:
a) New route: regular air connection to an airport that has not been served by any flight, without
stopovers, starting or ending at the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, in the two IATA periods
immediately prior;
b) Traffic Growth on an existing route: Increase in passenger traffic during the last two IATA
periods in relation to the two IATA periods immediately prior.
Article 3
Beneficiaries
The incentive scheme is aimed at all regular passenger airlines that operate or intend to begin
operations at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and which fulfil all the requirements and criteria set forth
in this scheme.
Article 4
General conditions
Airlines that intend to benefit from the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport incentive scheme should
submit an operating plan that includes a minimum of two and a maximum of ten IATA seasons.
1. Under no circumstances will applicants for incentives corresponding to operations carried out in
the twelve months immediately prior to the submission of the application be considered.
2. The incentives to be granted under the terms of any provision in this scheme shall not imply, at
any time, direct discounts on costs paid and charged by ANA or take the form of credit payments.
The respective conditions shall be previously fixed under the terms of that set forth in article 10.
3. The incentives may be cumulative; however, they may not exceed 75% of the total amount
invoiced, under the statutory terms, to the airline taking part in the scheme as a passenger service
charge.
4. The new connections and the respective timetables included in the operating program shall have
their slots approved by the national organization responsible for the co-ordination of slots.
5. The equipment used by the applicant airline shall be classified in Chapter 3 or above in
accordance with the definitions and specifications established in Annex 16 of the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO).
6. The traffic form is the document that supports the entire application process, in particular for
the purposes of monitoring the operator and number of passengers carried.
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Article 5
(Incentives for new routes)
1. Airlines applying for the incentive scheme with new routes shall ensure that the proposed
route will be operated at least once a week in any of the IATA periods.
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2. The incentives granted shall be calculated based on a percentage to be applied under the
terms set forth in article 4, nr. 3 and 4, calculated in accordance with the following table:
Incentive For New Routes
Fees
IATA Periods
1 & 2 3 & 4 5 & 6 7 & 8 9 & 10
Passenger Service 75% 60% 45% 30% 15%
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Article 6
(Incentives for traffic growth on an existing route)
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1. The applicant cannot take into account the operation already provided for in the IATA
period underway.
2. Applicant airlines aiming to increase traffic on existing routes shall achieve, during the two
IATA periods in question, passenger traffic growth of over 5% in relation to the figures
published by the Airport for the two IATA periods immediately prior.
3. For the purposes of applying for this incentive scheme, every year the Airport will publish
the number of passengers carried on direct flights for each route.
4. For the purposes of applying the incentives under the scope of this article, the increase in
passenger numbers will be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
C = (T – T -1) t / T x 100
n n r
C
t
T
n
T
n -1
T
r
Growth of passenger traffic
Passenger traffic carried by the Operator in the two IATA
periods to be considered
Passenger traffic carried by the same Operator in the two
IATA periods immediately prior
Total number of passengers carried on the route, in the two
IATA periods immediately prior
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5. The incentives to be granted will be calculated based on a percentage to be applied under
the terms set forth in article 4, nr.3 and 4, calculated in accordance with the following
table:
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TRAFFIC GROWTH INCENTIVES ON AN EXISTING ROUTE
Traffic growth (%)
From:
To:
Incentive to Apply (%)
0 5 0
>5 10 10
>10 15 15
>15 20 20
>20 30 25
>30 40 30
>40 50 35
>50 60 40
>60 70 45
>70 80 50
>80 90 55
>90 100 60
>100 75
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Article 7
Submission of applications
1. Airlines shall apply for the incentive scheme from the Airport Management, with a minimum
notice period of one month in relation to the date set for the first operation.
2. The applicant airline shall submit an application form provided by the Airport, as set forth in
Appendix I, where it shall set out the proposed operating plan, including a detailed
description of the service to be introduced, if applicable, in particular:
Article 8
Final incentive award decisions
a) number and timetable of the respective flights;
b) destination;
c) days of operation;
d) type of aircraft and number of seats;
e) Start and end date for the operation.
The final decision concerning the eligibility of an airline for this incentive scheme is the exclusive
responsibility of the Airport, which reserves the right, at any moment, to refuse or suspend the
concession of an incentive for overriding reasons of public interest, in particular under the
following circumstances:
a) when the applicant airline is the subject of an acquisition, merger or sale,
unless it can be demonstrated by the operator that the number of seats offered
as part of all operations serving Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport will not be
affected by such an operation when it involves the relevant parties;
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b) When the airline does not ensure the prompt payment of any outstanding
invoices at any airport under the administration of ANA – Aeroportos de
Portugal, S.A.;
c) When the airport capacity has been reached or is at saturation point.
Article 9
Final decision
1. Decisions regarding the applications will be taken within a period of 10 working days as
from the reception date of the respective application.
2. The reception of the final decision under the scope of this article and the application form
submitted by the airline formalise the mutual acceptance of the conditions set forth in this
scheme.
3. Decisions are not subject to appeal.
Article 10
Special conditions
1. Should the incentive scheme be approved, a written agreement will be entered into that
governs the specific conditions for the incentive scheme, which shall include, as a minimum,
the following information:
a) Operating plan;
b) Initial forecast for the incentive amounts, calculated in accordance with the
proposed operating plan;
c) The length of the incentive scheme;
d) Method and deadline for awarding the incentives;
2. Any changes to the incentive scheme initially established shall be duly amended in the
agreement and become integral parts of the document mentioned in nº 1 above.
Article 11
Partnership
1. The exposed in previous articles will not prejudice the celebration of commercial
partnerships, marketing or others between Porto Airport and the airlines and/or tourist
operators, who fits into the strategy of growth and diversification of airport traffic, in
accordance with the specific characteristics of the market.
2. The partnerships under the present article will be negotiated and established case by case,
in accordance with the principle of the private investor proclaimed by the European
Commission in its orientations about this matter.
3. The nature, duration and specific conditions of the partnership will be motive for a written
contract between the parties.
4. In any case the fulfilment of operational and technical requirements, foreseen in Article 4 º,
is obligatory.
5. The airlines interested in the establishment of partnerships under the present article will
have to present, previously, an appropriate business plan.
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Article 12
Supervision
1. All incentive plans are subject to investigative audits to ensure the fulfilment of all
requirements set forth under the terms of the previous article, which are the responsibility of
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport.
2. Monitoring and control of the scheme is based on the detailed plan outlining the series of
operations covered by the incentive scheme.
Article 13
Sanctions
Any airline that manipulates its flight programs for each season, in isolation or as part of a
concerted effort with other airlines, in order to qualify for the incentive scheme will be duly
disqualified.
Article 14
Validity
This scheme is governed exclusively by Portuguese law and comes into effect from June 2004,
and may be reviewed in the event of legal alterations to the tariff system.
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APPENDIX I
INCENTIVE SCHEME APPLICATION FORM
AIRLINE:
FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Destination:
2. Number:
3. Arrival time:
4. Departure time:
5. Days of operation:
6. Type of aircraft:
7. Aircraft capacity:
8. Start date of operations:
9. End date of operations:
TYPE OF INCENTIVE APPLIED FOR:
TOTAL AMOUNT OF INCENTIVES:
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