COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 January 2010
on State aid C 12/08 (ex NN 74/07) — Slovakia — Agreement between Bratislava Airport and Ryanair
(notified under document C(2010) 183)
(Only the Slovak text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/60/EU)
1.
PROCEDURE
2.
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
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Charges under AIP(8) |
Charges Ryanair allegedly pays for new destinations(9) |
Discount for new destination |
Charges Ryanair allegedly pays for existing destinations(10) |
Discount for existing destinations |
Landing charge |
780 |
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Passenger charge |
2 030 |
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Ground handling charge |
250(11) |
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Total |
3 060 |
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3.
COMMENTS FROM SLOVAKIA
3.1.
Ryanair agreement of 5 December 2005
3.1.1.
The Ryanair service charge
3.1.2.
The charge for new destinations
3.1.3.
Other services provided to Ryanair
4.
COMMENTS FROM THIRD PARTIES
4.1.
BTS
4.1.1.
Imputability of the Agreement to the State
4.1.2.
AIP prices vs. the Agreement
Charges in SKK |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Passenger charges (per passenger) |
490 |
490 |
490 |
490 |
490 |
490 |
Landing charges (per 1 tonne of aircraft takeoff weight) |
425 |
425 |
425 |
425 |
425 |
395 |
4.1.3.
The market economy investor principle and the Ryanair agreement
Regular transport in passenger numbers |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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Ryanair |
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0 % |
62 524 |
8 % |
451 328 |
30 % |
582 135 |
38 % |
SKYEurope |
329 463 |
71 % |
587 048 |
73 % |
837 325 |
56 % |
815 459 |
53 % |
ČSA |
85 872 |
19 % |
89 462 |
11 % |
93 955 |
6 % |
91 821 |
6 % |
Slovenské aerolínie(16) |
25 705 |
6 % |
46 899 |
6 % |
56 165 |
4 % |
3 568 |
0 % |
AIR Slovakia |
22 115 |
5 % |
22 408 |
3 % |
44 349 |
3 % |
58 379 |
4 % |
Total |
463 155 |
100 % |
808 341 |
100 % |
1 483 122 |
100 % |
1 551 362 |
100 % |
4.1.4.
Compatibility of the aid
4.2.
Ryanair
4.2.1.
Imputability of the Agreement to the State
4.2.2.
Explanations concerning the AIP and its charges for services at the Airport
4.2.3.
The Agreement meets the market economy investor principle
4.2.4.
Absence of selectivity
4.2.5.
Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition
5.
COMMENTS FROM SLOVAKIA ON THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS
6.
EXISTENCE OF AID
6.1.
State aid under Article 107(1) TFEU
6.2.
Application of the market economy investor principle
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Airports |
Profit margin 2006 |
Profit margin 2007 |
Fraport |
10,51 |
8,60 |
Aéroports de Paris |
7,65 |
14,04 |
Flughafen München |
6,73 |
4,98 |
Manchester Airports Group |
17,69 |
20,42 |
Aeroporti di Roma |
10,63 |
3,21 |
Flughafen Wien |
17,62 |
16,77 |
SEA Aeroporti di Milano |
7,44 |
5,90 |
Flughafen Düsseldorf |
5,47 |
10,15 |
Aeroportos de Portugal |
16,71 |
16,10 |
Finavia |
8,85 |
10,82 |
Flughafen Köln-Bonn |
1,98 |
2,00 |
Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld |
2,07 |
7,16 |
Hannover-Langenhagen |
0,00 |
5,61 |
Lyon-Saint Exupéry |
0,00 |
0,42 |
Peel Airports |
–3,64 |
2,93 |
Average profit margin |
7,31 |
8,61 |
Different scenarios |
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