Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
03/05/2013
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Peter Peduzzi
Brazil Agency Reporter
Brasília - The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) will establish new criteria for the distribution of flights between airlines. Companies that do not meet the quality criteria may lose slots - timing of takeoffs and landings at airports. To encourage better use dosslots, the agency intends to include punctuality between check parameters for efficiency. The measure was criticized by industry representatives during a public hearing today (4), in Brasília.
"It's hard to measure what generates lack of punctuality. It can be [caused by] weather, or infrastructure problems at other airports, as happened last week in Brasilia Airport, "said the representative of TAM Linhas Aéreas, Marcelo Decem. A power outage at the airport in Brasilia caused huge queues, stop takeoffs and landings, and cause ripple effects that damaged numerous flights around the country.
He said the review of the timeliness of the companies "should be handled by a committee and not by a standard," he said. "We are favorable to the penalties provided by misconduct, or by misuse in bad faith," he added Decem. He argued that the previously announced cancellations are not registered as delays.
To the superintendent of Economic Regulation and Monitoring of Anac, Danielle Crema, "the lack of punctuality causes degradation in service to the airport." She added that the outcome of the evaluation will be based on performance and information provided by the companies themselves. "The Anac consider [or not] the fact as true. Thus, companies may be exempted from responsibility, "amended the agency's operations manager, Mark Antony.
Representing Gol Linhas Aéreas, Alberto Fajerman warned that the resolution of Anac must "define the misuse [slots] more clearly." Moreover, he added, the amounts of the fines to be applied must be defined. "We can not understand [what you mean] 'at least as many per cent'. This can lead to totally different results, "he said.
Gol criticized how the companies would be removed from slots redistributed. "You can not use them to solve the problem of entrants," said when referring to the prediction that the slots could be used to encourage the entry of firms without access to an airport, or smaller companies wishing to expand their operation in particular city.
Representatives of companies air freight took the audience to ask for equal treatment to that given to companies carrying passengers in obtaining slots. "The internet sales have increased significantly. Although airfreight match, in terms of weight, only 0.4% by value accounts for 18% of everything that is imported or exported. Loads [regarding aslots] need to be treated the same way as the passengers, "said the representative of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo, Euzébio Angelotti Neto.
It is expected that the new measures are defined Anac the first half of 2013. Companies will have the second half to adapt to new rules and build a track record of operations with them. "From 2014 everything should be put in place," the superintendent Anac.
Edition Beto Coura
Source: Agency Brazil
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