Regulation (EC) No 80/2009

means the price to be paid by air carriers to system vendors for the services provided by the CRS.

means a prearranged combination of transport with other services not ancillary to transport and offered at an inclusive price;

means a relationship constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or in combination and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of exercising decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by:

means a computerised system containing information about, inter alia, schedules, availability and fares, of more than one air carrier, with or without facilities to make reservations or issue tickets, to the extent that some or all of these services are made available to subscribers;

means facilities provided by a system vendor for the provision of information about air carriers’ and rail-transport operators’ schedules, availability, fares and related services and for making reservations and/or issuing tickets, and for any other related services;

means the prices to be paid by passengers to air carriers, rail-transport operators, their agents or other ticket sellers for the carriage of those passengers on transport services and any conditions under which those prices apply, including remuneration and conditions offered to agency and other auxiliary services;

means any air carrier or rail-transport operator which directly or indirectly, alone or jointly with others, controls, or participates in the capital with rights or representation on the board of directors, supervisory board or any other governing body of, a system vendor, as well as any air carrier or rail-transport operator which it controls;

means an air carrier or rail-transport operator which has an agreement with a system vendor for the distribution of transport products through a CRS;

means a comprehensive neutral display of data concerning transport services between city-pairs, within a specified time period;

means a series of flights possessing all the following characteristics:

means a person or an undertaking, other than a participating carrier, using a CRS under contract with a system vendor with the purpose of making reservations of air-transport and related products on behalf of a client;

means any entity and its affiliates which is or are responsible for the operation or marketing of a CRS;

means a valid document giving entitlement to transport, or an equivalent in paperless form, issued or authorised by the air carrier, rail-transport operator or an authorised agent;

means the carriage of a passenger between two airports or rail stations;