Cost-efficiency - SES RP3
PRB monitoring
▪ In 2023, the real en route actual unit cost (AUC) Union-wide was -4.6% lower than the determined unit cost (DUC). En route actual costs were -3.4% below determined costs, while actual service units were +1.2% higher than the determined service units.
▪ The decrease in actual costs compared to plan was mainly attributable to staff costs and depreciation. Many ANSPs have not implemented their ATCO and investment plans and have not achieved their capacity targets.
▪ The en route actual unit cost for airspace users (AUCU) was +7.9% higher than the DUC (nominal), mainly due to the application of the 2023 inflation adjustment (where the weighted average actual index was +11% higher than the determined figure).
En route charging zone
Unit cost (KPI#1)
| Actual and determined data | ||||
| Total costs - nominal (M€) | 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual costs | 12,238 | 6,717 | 7,203 | NA |
| Determined costs | 12,476 | 6,632 | 6,861 | 6,988 |
| Difference costs | -238 | 85 | 341 | NA |
Summary of performance at local level
Actual unit cost incurred by the users (AUCU) (PI#1)
| AUCU components (€/SU) – 2023 | |
| Components of the AUCU in 2023 | €/SU |
|---|---|
| DUC | 56.05 |
| Inflation adjustment | 4.99 |
| Cost exempt from cost-sharing | 0.54 |
| Traffic risk sharing adjustment | -0.08 |
| Traffic adj. (costs not TRS) | -0.07 |
| Finantial incentives | -0.05 |
| Modulation of charges | 0.00 |
| Cross-financing | 0.00 |
| Other revenues | -0.88 |
| Application of lower unit rate | 0.00 |
| Total adjustments | 4.45 |
| AUCU | 60.50 |
| AUCU vs. DUC | + 8.0% |
| Cost exempt from cost sharing by item - 2023 | €'000 | €/SU |
|---|---|---|
| New and existing investments | -36,790 | -0.30 |
| Competent authorities and qualified entities costs | -2,166 | -0.02 |
| Eurocontrol costs | 33,054 | 0.27 |
| Pension costs | 39,300 | 0.32 |
| Interest on loans | 12,445 | 0.10 |
| Changes in law | 20,689 | 0.17 |
| Total cost exempt from cost risk sharing | 66,533 | 0.54 |