Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 27 February 2003
on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air (revoked)
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Objective
Article 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gibraltar
Article 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data collection characteristics
Article 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collection of data
Article 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accuracy of statistics
Article 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data processing
Article 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transmission of results
Article 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dissemination
Article 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reports
Article 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Implementing measures
Article 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Committee procedure
Article 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ANNEX I

RECORD STRUCTURE ...
The scope of the data to be reported is limited to civil aviation.
State flights and movements by surface modes of either passengers travelling with a flight code or freight shipped using an air waybill are excluded.
A.

Flight stage table (monthly data
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B.

On flight origin/destination table (monthly data
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C.

Airports table (at least annual data)
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CODES
1.

Reporting country
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2.

Reference period
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3.

Airports
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4.

Airline information
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5.

Aircraft type
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ANNEX II

DEFINITIONS AND STATISTICS TO BE REPORTED
Following the header of each definition, the list of articles or tables of the regulation where a reference to the term is made can be found.
I.

DEFINITIONS AND VARIABLES OF GENERAL INTEREST
1.

Commercial airport (Articles 1 and 3)
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2.

State flight (Article 1 and table C1)
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3.

Passenger unit (Article 3(2), (4) and (5))
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4.

Commercial air service (Article 1 and tables A1, B1, C1)
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5.

Scheduled air service (Tables A1 and B1)
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6.

Non-scheduled air service (Tables A1 and B1)
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7.

Passenger air service (Tables A1 and B1)
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8.

All-freight and mail air service (Tables A1 and B1)
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9.

Airline (Commercial air transport operator) (Tables A1, B1 and C1)
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9A

The CAA (Articles 1, 3, 4 and 7)
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II.

DEFINITIONS AND VARIABLES OF INTEREST FOR TABLE A1 (FLIGHT STAGE)
10.

Flight stage (Table A1)
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11.

Passengers on board (Table A1)
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12.

Freight and mail on board (Table A1)
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13.

Commercial air flight (Table A1)
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14.

Passenger seats available (Table A1)
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III.

DEFINITIONS AND VARIABLES OF INTEREST FOR TABLE B1 (ON FLIGHT ORIGIN AND DESTINATION) AND TABLE C1 (AIRPORTS)
15.

On flight origin and destination (Table B1)
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16.

Passengers carried (Tables B1 and C1)
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17.

Freight and mail loaded or unloaded (Tables B1 and C1)
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18.

Direct transit passengers (Table C1)
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19.

Total commercial aircraft movements (Table C1)
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20.

Total aircraft movements (Table C1)
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Regulation revoked (22.11.2023) by The Aviation Statistics Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1074), regs. 1(2), 11(a)