Annual Monitoring Report 2021 - Italy
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2022/773 of 13 April 2022
List of ACCs 4
Brindisi ACC
Milano ACC
Padova ACC
Rome ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 5
<80’K 0
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2021: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2021 8.6%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2021 10.2%
Share en route / terminal costs 2021 87% / 13%
En route charging zone(s)
Italy
Terminal charging zone(s)
Italy Zone 1
Italy Zone 2
Main ANSP
• ENAV
Other ANSPs
• ITAF
MET Providers
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Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Italy recorded 1,106K actual IFR movements in 2021, +41% compared to 2020 (782K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements were +1.9% above the plan (1,085K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements represent 56% of the actual 2019 level (1,962K).
▪ Italy recorded 5,783K actual en route service units in 2021, +45% compared to 2020 (3,990K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units were +4.9% above the plan (5,514K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units represent 58% of the actual 2019 level (10,046K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ ENAV has maintained its good safety performance, remaining at the RP3 EoSM target levels in all management objectives. The achieved maturity exceeds the maturity levels planned.
▪ ENAV has resumed to normal operations after the challenging COVID-19 period and its safety performance is now stable. The oversight activity was conducted during 2021 to ensure compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/373.
▪ Italy recorded a decrease of the rates of separation minima infringements and runway incursions in 2021 relative to 2020. Both rates are below the Union-wide average rates.
▪ ENAV should improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems.
Environment (Member State)
▪ Italy achieved a KEA performance of 2.79% compared to its target of 2.67% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. KEA improved by 0.06 p.p. from 2020.
▪ The NSA has requested the recalculation (and this action is currently still in progress) of the output’s KPI attributed by PRU/NM.
▪ Both KEP and SCR improved since 2020 and are at their best levels in five years.
▪ Share of CDO flights is lower compared to 2020, but higher than pre-pandemic levels.
▪ Additional taxi out time and additional time in terminal airspace remained the same as in 2020.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ Italy registered 0.05 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2021, thus meeting the local breakdown value of 0.07.
▪ En route ATFM delays in Italy were also near zero on average during past years.
▪ Traffic is expected to grow, with 2019 levels likely being reached in 2023 (in high growth scenario) or 2024 (in base growth scenario). A slight increase in the number of ATOCs in OPS is planned in all ACCs except Rome (slight decrease) by the end of RP3.
▪ Delays were highest between August and October, mostly due to adverse weather conditions and industrial actions.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in Italy decreased by 37.15 p.p. compared to 2020 and was lower than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Brindisi ACC was 18,626, showing a 49.7% increase compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 8.1% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Milano ACC was 60,868, showing a 34.9% increase compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 30.0% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Padova ACC was 39,789, showing a 44.7% increase compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 28.6% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Rome ACC was 48,248, showing a 20.7% decrease compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 12.5% below 2019 levels.
▪ Brindisi ACC registered 12.03 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 33.1% below 2019 levels. Milano ACC registered 8.76 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 16.5% below 2019 levels. Padova ACC registered 10.55 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 22.8% below 2019 levels. Rome ACC registered 10.60 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 35.4% below 2019 levels.
▪ Italy registered an average airport arrival ATFM delay of 0.03 minutes per flight in 2021, achieving the local target of 0.41 minutes.
▪ Compared to 2020, average arrival ATFM delays in Italy were 22.35% lower in 2021, while the number of IFR arrivals increased by 25.93%.
▪ The main reasons for delays were weather, accounting for 81% of delays, and ATC disruptions, responsible for 13%.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2020/2021 actual unit cost of Italy was 119.35 €2017, -3.5% lower than the determined unit cost (123.72 €2017). The terminal zone 1 actual unit cost was 390.28 €2017, -3.9% lower than the determined unit cost (406.06 €2017) and the terminal zone 2 actual unit cost was 324.60 €2017, -3.9% lower than the determined unit cost (337.73 €2017).
▪ The en route 2021 actual service units (5,783K) were +4.9% higher than determined (5,514K).
▪ In 2021, actual total costs were -9.4 M€2017 lower (-1.6%) than determined. Italy decreased all cost categories except cost of capi-tal. The reduction was mainly due to lower other operating costs (-8.4 M€2017, or -6.3%). The NSA justifies the difference due to difficulties to predict the recovery from COVID-19 while drafting the performance plan.
▪ Cost of capital increased by +2.1 M€2017 (+4.4%), due to an increase in the average interest on debt (from 1.9% to 3.0%).
▪ ENAV spent 138 M€2017 in 2021 related to costs of investments, -2.4% less than determined (141 M€2017). This was mainly driven by a decrease in depreciation costs due to a reduction of the revenues through funding, which should however be deducted from the unit rate instead of the cost base.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2020/2021 was 123.86€, while the terminal zone 1 actual unit cost incurred by users was 410.81€ and 338.47€ for terminal zone 2.