air carrier — an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence (a)

air service — a flight or a series of flights carrying passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration and/or hire (c)

airport — any area in a Member State which is open for commercial air transport operations (k)

airport system — two or more airports grouped together as serving the same city or conurbation, as indicated in Annex II (m)

capacity — the number of seats offered to the general public on a scheduled air service over a given period (n)

Community air carrier — an air carrier with a valid operating licence granted by a Member State in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 of licensing of air carriers(7) (b)

flight — a departure from a specified airport towards a specified destination airport (e)

Member State(s) concerned — the Member State(s) between or within which an air service is operated (h)

Member State(s) involved — the Member State(s) concerned and the Member State(s) where the air carrier(s) operating the air service is (are) licensed (i)

public service obligation — any obligation imposed upon an air carrier to take, in respect of any route which it is licensed to operate by a Member State, all necessary measures to ensure the provision of a service satisfying fixed standards of continuity, regularity, capacity and pricing, which standards the air carrier would not assume if it were solely considering its commercial interest (o)

regional airport — any airport other than one listed in Annex I as a category 1 airport (l)

scheduled air service — a series of flights possessing all the following characteristics: it is performed by aircraft for the transport of passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration, in such a manner that on each flight seats are available for individual purchase by members of the public (either directly from the air carrier of from its authorized agents); it is operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more airports, either: (d)

seat-only sales — the sale of seats, without any other service bundled, such as accommodation, directly to the public by the air carrier or its authorized agent or a charterer (g)

State of registration — the Member State in which the licence referred to in (b) is granted (j)

traffic right — the right of an air carrier to carry passengers, cargo and/or mail on an air service between tow Community airports (f)