AUC vs. DUC
In the combined year 2020-2021, the AUC was lower than the planned DUC (by -5.1%, or -5.32€2017). This results from the combination of higher than planned TSUs (+3.3%) and lower than planned en route costs in real terms (by -1.9%, or -3.6 M€2017).
En route service units
The difference between actual and planned TSUs (+3.3%) falls outside the ±2% dead band, but does not exceed the ±10% threshold foreseen in the traffic risk sharing mechanism. The resulting gain of additional en routel revenues is therefore shared between the ATSP and the airspace users, with the ATSP (ENAIRE) retaining an amount of +3.3 M€2017.
En route costs by entity
Actual real en route costs for 2020-2021 are -1.9% (-3.6 M€2017) lower than planned. This result is driven by the main ANSP, ENAIRE (-2.6%, or -3.5 M€2017), the MET service provider (-0.4% or -0.1 M€2017) and the NSA/EUROCONTROL costs (-3.4%, or -0.5 M€2017), whereas other ANSPs cost are higher than planed (+2.5% or +0.5 M€2017).
En route costs for the main ANSP at charging zone level
Lower then planned en route costs in real terms for ENAIRE in 2020-2021 (-2.6%, or -3.5 M€2017 lower) results from:
- lower staff costs (-2.9%), although the additional information to the en route reporting tables clarify that “two provisional rulings unfavourable to ENAIRE, as a consequence of claims of control staff, have impacted in 2021 Annual Accounts for ENAIRE, with a total amount of 32.2M€ higher salaries. This mentioned total amount, although included as higher staff expenses in the 2021 ENAIRE accounts, has not been considered in the costs submitted by ENAIRE pending national Supreme Court final rulings”;
- lower other operating costs (-5.2%), as result of restrictive expenditure policy;
- higher depreciation (+2.1%);
- lower cost of capital (-6.0%), due to lower asset base (-4.5%) and WACC.