Jim Mason
2006-06-19 16:58:29 UTC
RYANAIR CALLS ON EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO EXPEDITE INVESTIGATION AFTER
FURTHER ABUSE OF PSO RULES IN ITALY
Ryanair Press Release 19/06/06
Ryanair, Europe?s largest low fares airline today (19th June 2006)
announced that it has written to the European Commission about the latest
abuse of the PSO rules in Italy. Ryanair contacted the Commission following
the announcement that Alitalia would be allowed to fly on a PSO route that
it did not even apply for in the first place!
When the Italian Civil Aviation Authority blocked Ryanair and Easyjet from
offering low fares, competition and choice to consumers between mainland
Italy and Sardinia in May, the European Commission launched an
investigation into the application of PSO rules in Italy. The PSO rules are
being abused by the Italian authorities to protect high fare Italian
airlines and block low fares and competition.
Speaking today, Peter Sherrard, Ryanair?s Head of Communications said:
?We are calling on the European Commission to reach a speedy conclusion to
its investigation. Italian consumers are being forced to pay fares 4 times
higher than last year to fly between mainland Italy and Sardinia because
the Italian authorities have systematically abused the PSO rules to protect
high fare Italian airlines and block low fares and competition.
?Following the announcement that Alitalia will be allowed to fly on a PSO
route between mainland Italy and Sardinia that it did not even apply for,
Ryanair is asking the Commission to investigate the following further
abuses of the PSO rules:
Why has Alitalia been allowed to operate on a PSO route that it never
applied for?
Why did Meridiana suddenly offer Alitalia a codeshare agreement on its PSO
route after ?mediation? by the Italian Ministry of Transport?
Why did AirOne and Meridiana agree to take on Alitalia?s 100 Sardinian
employees after the President of the Sardinian region declared that their
jobs would be safe?
?Italian consumers should not be denied choice and forced to pay higher
fares because of the Italian Authorities? clumsy attempts to protect high
fare Italian airlines. We are therefore calling on the Commission to take
immediate action to end these abuses and allow competition and low fares on
the Sardinian routes?.
FURTHER ABUSE OF PSO RULES IN ITALY
Ryanair Press Release 19/06/06
Ryanair, Europe?s largest low fares airline today (19th June 2006)
announced that it has written to the European Commission about the latest
abuse of the PSO rules in Italy. Ryanair contacted the Commission following
the announcement that Alitalia would be allowed to fly on a PSO route that
it did not even apply for in the first place!
When the Italian Civil Aviation Authority blocked Ryanair and Easyjet from
offering low fares, competition and choice to consumers between mainland
Italy and Sardinia in May, the European Commission launched an
investigation into the application of PSO rules in Italy. The PSO rules are
being abused by the Italian authorities to protect high fare Italian
airlines and block low fares and competition.
Speaking today, Peter Sherrard, Ryanair?s Head of Communications said:
?We are calling on the European Commission to reach a speedy conclusion to
its investigation. Italian consumers are being forced to pay fares 4 times
higher than last year to fly between mainland Italy and Sardinia because
the Italian authorities have systematically abused the PSO rules to protect
high fare Italian airlines and block low fares and competition.
?Following the announcement that Alitalia will be allowed to fly on a PSO
route between mainland Italy and Sardinia that it did not even apply for,
Ryanair is asking the Commission to investigate the following further
abuses of the PSO rules:
Why has Alitalia been allowed to operate on a PSO route that it never
applied for?
Why did Meridiana suddenly offer Alitalia a codeshare agreement on its PSO
route after ?mediation? by the Italian Ministry of Transport?
Why did AirOne and Meridiana agree to take on Alitalia?s 100 Sardinian
employees after the President of the Sardinian region declared that their
jobs would be safe?
?Italian consumers should not be denied choice and forced to pay higher
fares because of the Italian Authorities? clumsy attempts to protect high
fare Italian airlines. We are therefore calling on the Commission to take
immediate action to end these abuses and allow competition and low fares on
the Sardinian routes?.
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