Section 27.9. Beginning or abandonment of service

(a) Beginning of service. No common carrier may commence a public service unless there is in force a certificate of public convenience issued by the Commission authorizing the common carrier to engage in the service; provided, however, in unusual circumstances on a showing by the common carrier of good cause, the Commission may authorize the commencement of the service by appropriate order.

(b) Abandonment or discontinuance of service. No common carrier may abandon a route or part thereof or discontinue a service required by the carrier’s certificate of public convenience, without first making application to the Commission and obtaining from the Commission a certificate of public convenience or order authorizing such abandonment or discontinuance of service. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $10. Subsequent to the filing of an application seeking approval of the abandonment and discontinuance of service at an airport on a scheduled route, the applicant shall post notice thereof in a conspicuous location at the airport and at other airports involved in the scheduled route service. The application may be considered by the Commission without hearing after 30 days, following the posting of the notice of the proposed change, provided no protest is filed with the Commission within such 30-day period. Each protest shall set forth the reasons which, in the judgment of the protestant, show that the Commission should not approve the application. A copy of the protest shall be served on the applicant at the time the protest is filed with the Commission.

The provisions of this § 27.9 adopted August 15, 1975, effective August 16, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 2131.