Annual Monitoring Report 2022 - Malta
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2022/2425 of 5 December 2022
List of ACCs 1
Malta ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 0
<80’K 1
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2022: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2022 0.6%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2022 0.3%
Share en route / terminal costs 2022 81% / 19%
En route charging zone(s)
Malta
Terminal charging zone(s)
Malta
Main ANSP
• MATS
Other ANSPs
• Malta International Airport Plc.
MET Providers
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Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Malta recorded 101K actual IFR movements in 2022, +39% compared to 2021 (72K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements were -11% below the plan (113K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements represent 77% of the actual 2019 level (130K).
▪ Malta recorded 667K actual en route service units in 2022, +32% compared to 2021 (504K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units were -18% below the plan (811K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units represent 65% of the actual 2019 level (1,020K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ MATS achieved its RP3 EoSM targets in 2020 and has since maintained this level.
▪ Despite a significant traffic increase in 2022, Malta’s runway incursion rate decreased, demonstrating an improving trend. Malta did not record any separation minima infringements (SMIs).
▪ MATS could improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems.
Environment (Member State)
▪ Malta achieved a KEA performance of 1.90% compared to its target of 1.80% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. Performance improved by 1.21 p.p. compared to 2021.
▪ The NSA states that despite the optimised route profiles, the sanctions imposed by Algeria and Morocco impacted the efficiency in its airspace.
▪ Both KEP and SCR improved compared to 2021.
▪ The share of CDO flights increased by 4.24% compared to 2021.
▪ During 2022, additional time in terminal airspace increased from 0.62 to 0.67 min/flight, while additional taxi out time increased from 1.1 to 1.81 min/flight.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ Malta registered zero minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2022, thus achieving the local target value of 0.01.
▪ The average number of IFR movements was 23% below 2019 levels in Malta in 2022.
▪ The number of ATCOs in OPS is planned to increase by 19% by the end of RP3, however, the actual value decreased in Malta ACC in 2022 due to lower-than-planned levels of recruitment and remained below the 2022 plan.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Malta ACC was 12,906 in 2022, showing a 21.4% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 6.4% below 2019 levels.
▪ Malta ACC registered 25.64 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 7.3% below 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2022 actual unit cost of Malta was 27.83 €2017, 1.4% higher than the determined unit cost (27.44 €2017). The terminal 2022 actual unit cost was 114.43 €2017, 34% lower than the determined unit cost (173.37 €2017).
▪ The en route 2022 actual service units (667K) were 18% lower than the determined service units (811K).
▪ The en route 2022 actual total costs were 3.7 M€2017 (-17%) lower than determined. The reduction was mainly due to significant decreases in other operating costs (-2.7 M€2017, or -33%) and depreciation costs (-1.1 M€2017, or -39%). The NSA did not provide explanations for the variations of costs.
▪ MATS spent 2.5 M€2017 in 2022 related to costs of investments, 42% less than determined (4.3 M€2017), as a result of lower depreciation and cost of capital. The NSA did not provide an explanation for the substantial decrease.
▪ The discrepancies regarding costs of investments are significant. The PRB invites the NSA to analyse the discrepancies, identify their reasons, and the Member State to take immediate, adequate, and proportionate action to ensure the implementation of the investment plans to avoid future capacity gaps.
▪ Malta did not provide the required data in time and with the required quality. The PRB recommends that the NSA put in place a solid process for reporting in order to fulfil the Regulation requirements.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2022 was 34.39€, while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 190.37€.