SECTION 9 Social aid for transport for residents of remote regions
Article 51Social aid for transport for residents of remote regions
1.Aid for air and maritime passenger transport shall be compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(2)(a) of the Treaty and shall be exempted from the notification requirement of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, provided that the conditions laid down in this Article and in Chapter I are fulfilled.
2.The entire aid shall be for the benefit of final consumers who have their normal residence in remote regions.
3.The aid shall be granted for passenger transport on a route linking an airport or port in a remote region with another airport or port within the European Economic Area.
4.The aid shall be granted without discrimination as to the identity of the carrier or type of service and without limitation as to the precise route to or from the remote region.
5.The eligible costs shall be the price of a return ticket from or to the remote region, including all taxes and charges invoiced by the carrier to the consumer.
6.The aid intensity shall not exceed 100 % of the eligible costs.