Cost-efficiency - Estonia
PRB monitoring
▪ The en route 2023 actual unit cost of Estonia was 48.69€2017, +59% higher than the determined unit cost (30.57€2017). The terminal 2023 actual unit cost was 155.89€2017, +24% higher than the determined unit cost (125.37€2017).
▪ The en route 2023 actual service units (0.4M) were -48% lower than the determined service units (0.9K) mainly due to shifted traffic flows caused by the Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
▪ In 2023, the en route actual total costs were -4.7M€2017 (-18%) lower than determined. The main contributor was the difference in staff costs (-2.3M€2017, or -17%). However, in nominal terms, the actual staff costs show a slight gap of +1.6% compared to the determined figures.
▪ EANS spent 3.7M€2017 in 2023 related to costs of investments for both en route and terminal charging zones, which is -28% less than determined. This reduction was largely due to a gap in depreciation costs (-1.2M€2017, -32%) stemming from delays in the implementation dates of investments.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2023 was 70.08€ (+114% above the 2023 DUC), while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 135.95€ (+1.0% above the 2023 DUC). The difference between the AUCU and the DUC for the en route charging zone is primarily attributed to lower than planned SUs, while for the terminal charging zone, it is mainly due to the inflation adjustment (+0.4M€).
▪ The en route regulatory result for EANS amounted to +5.2M€, or 22% of the 2023 revenue. This may indicate that the airspace users are charged for costs which have not materialised in 2023.
▪ The PRB will take into consideration the implementation of the RP3 performance plan when assessing the RP4 cost-efficiency targets.
En route charging zone
Unit cost (KPI#1)
Actual and determined data | ||||
Total costs - nominal (M€) | 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Actual costs | 53 | 26 | 27 | NA |
Determined costs | 54 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
Difference costs | 0 | −1 | −2 | NA |
Inflation assumptions | 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Determined inflation rate | NA | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
Determined inflation index | NA | 110.4 | 112.7 | 114.8 |
Actual inflation rate | NA | 19.4% | 9.1% | NA |
Actual inflation index | NA | 132 | 144 | NA |
Difference inflation index (p.p.) | NA | +21.6 | +31.3 | NA |
Actual unit cost incurred by the users (AUCU) (PI#1)
AUCU components (€/SU) – 2023 | |
Components of the AUCU in 2023 | €/SU |
---|---|
DUC | 32.75 |
Inflation adjustment | 10.44 |
Cost exempt from cost-sharing | −1.70 |
Traffic risk sharing adjustment | 21.25 |
Traffic adj. (costs not TRS) | 7.37 |
Finantial incentives | 0.00 |
Modulation of charges | 0.00 |
Cross-financing | 0.00 |
Other revenues | −0.03 |
Application of lower unit rate | 0.00 |
Total adjustments | 37.33 |
AUCU | 70.08 |
AUCU vs. DUC | +114.0% |
Cost exempt from cost sharing by item - 2023 | €'000 | €/SU |
---|---|---|
New and existing investments | −1,688.9 | −3.78 |
Competent authorities and qualified entities costs | 838.8 | 1.88 |
Eurocontrol costs | 18.9 | 0.04 |
Pension costs | 71.6 | 0.16 |
Interest on loans | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Changes in law | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Total cost exempt from cost risk sharing | −759.6 | −1.70 |