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#52026XC02988EU tender notice for scheduled air services in the Azores under public service obligations

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

Portugal is inviting airlines to bid for a five-year contract to operate scheduled air services between several islands in the Azores under public service obligations. The routes include links from Ponta Delgada, Terceira, Horta, Flores and Corvo to other islands in the archipelago. Airlines interested in serving these routes must submit tenders within 63 days of the notice’s publication. The practical effect is to keep essential inter-island air connections available where normal commercial service may not be enough.

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Key Changes

  • Opens a tender for scheduled inter-island air services in the Azores
  • Sets the contract term at five years from the start of operations
  • Requires tenders to be submitted within 63 days of publication

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Air carriers wishing to operate the scheduled air services covered by the public service obligation tender for the listed Azores inter-island routes must submit a tender within 63 days after publication of the invitation.

air carriers interested in operating the Azores public service obligation routes
63 days after 29 May 2026
licensing
high

The selected air carrier must operate the scheduled air services on the concerned Azores routes for the five-year contract period following the start of operations, in accordance with the public service obligations and tender documentation.

selected air carrier
For 5 years following the start of operation
operational

Affected Parties

Airlines interested in operating Azores routesResidents and businesses in the Azores relying on inter-island air links+1 more…

Tags

aviation,public service obligations,public tender