commiss decis octob examin virtu articl council regul eec applic articl regul increas frequenc exist servic rout london heathrow brussel english french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul eec juli access air carrier schedul intra commun air servic rout share passeng capac air carrier schedul air servic member state articl thereof regard request belgian govern notic member state involv submit comment letter august septemb regist commiss septemb belgian author provis articl regul eec hereinaft refer regul request commiss examin applic articl regul specif decid belgian author refus increas frequenc flight request british midland rout london heathrow brussel london heathrow long sabena author increas request frequenc servic rout end articl regul includ reciproc claus impli teleolog basi fortiori member state case belgium countermeasur compani origin discrimin british midland author air transport compani member state oper request addit flight rule immedi unit kingdom author contravent regul refus act basi articl measur remedi contravent precis oblig unit kingdom author appli measur foreseen articl event commiss fail measur appli unit kingdom author author belgian author measur foreseen articl order limit damag guarante realiz object articl letter commiss letter septemb inform unit kingdom author belgian author posit ask submit comment enabl commiss request decis month delai provid regul letter septemb regist commiss septemb perman represent unit kingdom repli commiss letter posit unit kingdom author summar articl regul provid reciproc claus impli member state countermeasur air carrier licens territori member state articl regul interpret sens give scope belgian author deni access british midland manner seek action belgian author prima faci contrari articl regul question unit kingdom take action prevent british midland oper increas servic brussel fall compet commiss pursuant articl fact case expos unit kingdom author support belgian author content sabena refus permiss increas frequenc london heathrow brussel servic term articl unit kingdom author alleg british midland design oper schedul servic rout london heathrow brussel london heathrow term bilater air servic agreement belgium unit kingdom term regul unit kingdom author point term articl regul provis regul make bilater arrang market access restrict letter septemb british midland complain commiss belgian author refus august author request increas daili frequenc septemb belgian author cancel refus pend commiss decis basi articl regul request commiss receiv septemb london heathrow slot coordin copi correspond sabena slot increas request septemb octob ii inform provid parti british midland sabena oper daili flight london heathrow brussel august belgian author learn press british midland intent increas frequenc daili flight abovement rout purpos british midland plan slot london heathrow dispos flight alleg juli british midland fax request belgian author increas daili frequenc london heathrow brussel belgian author claim receiv note receiv copi origin request august unit kingdom author state understood british midland fax receiv transmit confirm report sabena wish increas daili frequenc rout start august august sabena request london heathrow airport coordin provid addit slot morn late afternoon order carri addit flight morn afternoon dai slot coordin repli offer slot close sabena requir search offer slot acknowledg close sabena requir unit kingdom author sabena compli articl regul publish rule slot alloc appli london heathrow deadlin initi submiss summer season slot novemb repli heathrow coordin sabena belgian author wrote unit kingdom author request refus increas frequenc british midland basi articl regul letter unit kingdom author refus belgian author decis refus increas frequenc british midland august belgian author receiv answer letter august wrote unit kingdom author seek decis increas british midland slote dai unit kingdom author repli justif refus british midland request august sabena offer london heathrow coordin slot late afternoon flight altern pair slot august pair septemb slot coordin state slot offer heathrow slot coordin unabl offer slot morn flight august belgian author refus british midland request increas daili frequenc dai sabena ask heathrow slot coordin remov request wait list august sabena ask reinstat initi request septemb belgian author cancel refus british midland pend commiss decis basi articl regul septemb slot coordin confirm hold sabena initi request repeat offer made august septemb sabena ask hold slot start base septemb heathrow coordin offer sabena addit slot morn flight period septemb octob airport coordin slot heathrow iii commiss consid articl regul relat member state air carrier licens fact articl impos inter alia oblig member state refrain author air carrier licens territori increas frequenc exist servic specif airport territori member state time air carrier licens member state permit basi paragraph articl increas frequenc exist servic airport concern pend adopt council come forc regul code conduct slot alloc articl contrari provid member state countermeasur air carrier licens member state author breach provis articl oper addit flight member state unilater action carri member state retort measur decis member state infring articl compat commun law case fact ordinari judici remedi laid eec treati specif action provid articl regul defenc member state right harm measur adopt member state applic articl pursuant articl commiss respons request member state examin concret applic provis articl decid member state measur breach regul withdrawn belgian author decis august consist author british midland increas daili frequenc infring provis articl regul iv matter fact unit kingdom author author british midland increas frequenc london heathrow brussel rout british midland problem slot brussel airport exploit addit flight brussel airport congest airport hand sabena learn author british midland want match increas frequenc extent rout obtain author belgian author sabena appli airport coordin london heathrow obtain slot request london heathrow airport congest problem coordin airport slot coordin unabl provid slot close requir sabena light regul repli interpret limit exercic traffic right pursuant articl ground condit articl met articl exercis traffic right subject inter alia alloc slot condit airport airport system concern suffici facil accommod servic fact lack slot condit member state limit refus exercis traffic right pursuant articl substanti letter articl exercis traffic subject rule relat alloc slot word subject logic grammat equival condit interpret support ninth tenth recit regul provid problem relat avail slot account limit traffic right exercis traffic right consist rule relat alloc slot term suffici facil articl includ runwai capac indirectli slot avail basi articl unit kingdom author limit refus sabena addit slot request inform commiss provid element unit kingdom author fail compli oblig pursuant articl virtu articl regul member state author air carrier establish servic increas frequenc exist servic specif airport territori member state time air carrier licens member state permit basi paragraph establish servic increas frequenc exist servic airport question pend adopt council come forc regul code conduct slot alloc base gener principl discrimin ground nation order interpret correctli articl refer hand letter paragraph concern hand gener principl set regul articl establish subject regul commun air carrier permit exercis fourth freedom air servic airport airport system member state airport airport system member state airport airport system open traffic member state intern servic pursuant articl regul prevent member state conclud arrang flexibl provis articl maintain arrang forc provis regul make exist market access capac arrang restrict final tenth fourteenth recit regul state increas market access stimul develop commun air transport sector give rise improv servic user consequ introduc liber provis multipl design fourth freedom traffic right exercis traffic right consist rule relat safeti protect environ alloc slot condit airport access treat discrimin ground nation take account competit market situat provis made prevent unjustifi econom effect air carrier light forego articl consid except fourth freedom expressli design regul gener principl law except narrowli interpret articl aim balanc traffic right carrier licens member state oper rout balanc traffic right numer articl numer balanc situat envisag provis establish servic frequenc increas exist servic order ensur mainten balanc articl interpret embodi oblig member state withdraw traffic right grant air carrier licens state articl provid match air carrier competitor rout refus author inter alia increas frequenc exist servic carrier permit increas frequenc exist servic airport question practic mean air carrier de quo pursuant articl obtain number slot compet author member state air carrier entitl claim author member state refus withdraw traffic right grant competitor complain alleg unit kingdom author author british midland increas frequenc london heathrow brussel london heathrow rout long sabena permit increas frequenc rout alloc suffici number slot heathrow airport allow belgian carrier exercis traffic right rout complain request accept prove suffici slot alloc heathrow airport coordin sabena increas frequenc exist servic airport slot alloc time sabena request heathrow airport coordin case shown local rule alloc slot implement infring gener principl discrimin ground nation air carrier concern fact rule numer balanc traffic right carrier concern pass offer slot made compet author member state carrier licens member state link object transpar rule offer slot author member state time request fact amount discrimin possibl indirect favour compet carrier licens member state state unit kingdom author pursuant articl regul offer relat request slot sabena initi make concret offer state slot request time wait sabena reaction repli consid offer concret time offer august regard late afternoon slot septemb regard morn slot vi examin slot offer state suffici permit increas frequenc slot offer heathrow airport coordin request sabena note regul establish slot offer time request request articl give condit criteria slot offer immedi econom viabl fact observ pursuant articl suffici member state offer slot time request slot offer sabena complet meet airlin effici commerci oper morn departur arriv slot hour line compar sabena request late afternoon slot arriv time accept sabena departur slot week accept sabena dai plane sit long ground heathrow econom oper sabena unfavor posit british midland start august profit slot london heathrow brussel london heathrow rout situat lead de facto discrimin sabena unaccept commun law slot offer sabena consid compar situat slot alloc confer start point improv practic british author cooper sabena improv sabena situat london heathrow airport slot coordin put sabena front wait list order provid sabena eventu slot permit commerci oper frequenc increas time offer suffici fulfil criteria articl regul vii fact sabena file request observ deadlin set publish rule slot alloc london heathrow airport relev applic articl interest sabena increas flight abovement rout aros acquaint author british midland increas flight brussel london heathrow sabena request made time start point oper august viii commiss examin statement unit kingdom author design british midland rout london heathrow brussel author basi bilater air servic agreement belgium unit kingdom commiss recogn pursuant articl regul provis regul make exist market access capac arrang restrict parti provid commiss text bilater agreement prove claus agreement make market access capac liber regul commiss provid parti british midland text agreement enter belgium unit kingdom octob commiss arrang forc arrang conclud member state notwithstand forego commiss examin provis abovement agreement relat market access capac part ii agreement state aeronaut author airlin design mount capac airlin consid rout refer paragraph long princip object servic provid adequ capac reason load factor fourth freedom traffic countri countri author retain requir consult event consid interest airlin rout rout damag result capac mount airlin airlin countri agreement appear includ stringent safeguard claus object servic provid adequ capac reason load factor assur increas capac base increas traffic basi knowledg mechan resolut airlin conflict embodi aeronaut bilater agreement commiss opinion part claus provid author requir consult reciproc claus commiss provis arrang liber regul articl appli present case ix pursuant articl commiss examin applic paragraph paragraph month decid member state continu appli measur request belgian author date septemb regist commiss septemb commiss decis octob reason refer complaint unit kingdom author enabl exercis defenc repli unit kingdom author regist septemb complet inform offer slot made fax heathrow airport coordin septemb deadlin exceed time strictli commiss decis adopt decis articl articl council regul eec permit kingdom belgium countermeasur air carrier licens member state case british midland belgian author refus british midland basi articl regul eec permiss increas frequenc rout london heathrow brussel london heathrow irrespect basi articl sabena permit increas frequenc rout articl unit kingdom author infring articl council regul eec refus british midland increas frequenc rout london heathrow brussel london heathrow long sabena unabl commerci oper request frequenc increas unit kingdom author slot offer sabena start basi improv offer relat sabena request articl unit kingdom author commun due commiss limit exercis addit traffic right request sabena fail fulfil oblig pursuant articl regul articl present decis address unit kingdom kingdom belgium brussel octob commiss karel van miert member commiss oj