AUC vs. DUC
In 2024, the terminal AUC was -84.9% (or -1 077.06 SEK2017, -111.81 €2017) lower than the planned DUC. This results from the combination of significantly lower than planned terminal costs in real terms (-87.0%, or -156.8 MSEK2017, -16.3 M€2017) and significantly lower than planned TNSUs (-14.0%). It should be noted that the actual inflation index in 2024 was +8.4 p.p. higher than planned. If exceptional items were excluded, the AUC in 2024 would equal to 1571.02 SEK2017 and exceed planned DUC by +23.8%.
Terminal service units
The difference between actual and planned TNSUs (-14.0%) falls outside the ±10% threshold foreseen in the traffic risk sharing mechanism. The resulting loss of terminal revenues is therefore shared between the ANSP and the airspace users (see terminal Box 11).
Terminal costs by entity
Because of the reporting of these significant negative exceptional costs, LFV actual costs are much lower than planned (-124.2%, or -15.9 M€2017) as are the costs for the other ANSP (Swedavia, -7.3%, or -0.4 M€2017) while costs are higher for the NSA (+4.2%) and the MET service provider (+4.0%). Overall. actual real terminal costs are -87.0% (-16.3 M€2017) lower than planned but would be +6.5% (+1.2 M€2017) higher if exceptional costs were excluded.
Terminal costs for the main ANSP at charging zone level
Actual real en route costs for LFV are negative (-3.1 M€2017) due to the reporting of exceptional item costs as described above. If these costs were excluded, actual 2024 costs for LFV would exceed the plan by +12.4% (+1.6 M€2017).
RP3 summary
When considering the whole of RP3 (2020-2024) for Sweden terminal charging zone, actual TNSUs are -6.1% lower than planned, while actual costs in real terms are -14.4% lower than the determined costs (some -138.5 MSEK2017 or -14.4 M€2017). As a result, the weighted average actual unit cost over RP3 (1 791.17 SEK2017 or 185.94 €2017) is -8.8% lower than planned in the PP (1 965.02 SEK2017 or 203.99 €2017). However, if negative exceptional item costs were excluded, the actual costs would be +3.1% above determined (+29.9 M€2017) while resulting weighted average actual unit cost (2 157.78 SEK2017) would exceed the plan by +9.8%.
Note 3: actual 2024 terminal costs for LFV are significantly affected by the reporting of negative exceptional item costs totalling -210.9 MSEK reflecting a “one-time effect on pension costs as a result of higher interest”, which will be reimbursed to airspace users through the costs exempt mechanism. Due to their magnitude, these exceptional costs significantly affect the calculations and analysis presented in this monitoring report for 2024 and the RP3 summary. For this reason, analysis in the text is also presented without considering these exceptional costs.