EUROPE-based airlines will have to follow much stricter rules covering
the publication of fares if proposed new regulations are agreed by EU
member states. A target for implementation by December 2007 has been
suggested. The full inclusive fare will have to be shown and the
proposal also bans price discrimination on the basis of residence or
nationality, forbidding airlines from charging differing fares
simultaneously on country-specific versions of their websites. However
it does require approval from EU member states and the European
Parliament to become law. Interestingly the proposal also increases
the maximum concession period on a PSO (public service obligation)
route operated by one airline from three to four years, or five years
for "ultra peripheral regions." Following recent disputes in Italy
and France, the EC said it "wants to avoid abuse of the PSO system."
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