− (PT) By identifying ‘the construction of relief airports in the vicinity of their congested counterparts’ as one of the solutions to situations of airport congestion, as seen in Lisbon, and by noting that ‘traditional airlines, low-cost airlines, charter companies, freight companies and business aircraft have different requirements in terms of airport services and slot allocation’, the European Parliament is promoting those options presented as being less costly and, at the same time, able to respond to the growth in air traffic, bearing in mind the particular characteristics of that growth.

D. whereas, given that existing airports cannot expand as required, one of the ways to handle the large number of unaccommodated flights predicted for 2025 could be the construction of relief airports in the vicinity of their congested counterparts,

− (PT) By identifying ‘the construction of relief airports in the vicinity of their congested counterparts’ as one of the solutions to situations of airport congestion, as seen in Lisbon, and by noting that ‘traditional airlines, low-cost airlines, charter companies, freight companies and business aircraft have different requirements in terms of airport services and slot allocation’, the European Parliament is promoting those options presented as being less costly and, at the same time, able to respond to the growth in air traffic, bearing in mind the particular characteristics of that growth.

Member States should endeavour to improve the accessibility of such airports by rail and road to allow them to act as reliever airports.

Many local and regional airports have been forced to cover the cost of the federal government's downloading and pass on the costs directly to passengers in the form of service fees.

Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), seconded by Mrs. Guay (Laurentides), moved, — That this House condemn the federal government which, because of its policies, is in large measure responsible for increasing poverty in the regions of Quebec, especially the loss of 10,000 jobs at Canada Post; the offloading of regional airports and ports without adequate financial compensation; the tightening of employment insurance eligibility criteria that has adversely affected seasonal workers, among others; the setting of fees for coast guard services; the significant reductions in fishing quotas in Quebec; the refusal to extend the framework agreem ...[+++]ent on regional economic development with the Quebec government; and, finally, increasing unilateral intervention in regional development matters without consideration of Quebec’s areas of jurisdiction.