IAA to carefully consider Commission for Aviation Regulation €3.36 per tonne price cap for 2010
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is carefully considering its charging options for 2010, after it received the 2010 determination from the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) this week.
The CAR determination is a price cap of €3.36 per tonne on air navigation services in Ireland. This is an increase of 32.8% and reflects the lower traffic levels using the airports in 2009 and projected usage for 2010.
This new determination, which comes into effect for flights into Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports from 1st January 2010, also takes into account the increased operational capital expenditure at the Irish airports, (CAPEX), incurred during 2009, which has already been agreed with the airline customers.
Mr Eamonn Brennan, Chief Executive IAA said that the Authority's customers, the airlines that use Irish airports and fly over Irish airspace, continued to operate in a very competitive market and this must be taken into consideration when deciding on how to manage the new CAR determinations.
"Airlines have suffered more than most companies as a result of the global economic downturn. We cannot ignore this fact when deciding on our terminal charges for 2010. So we will carefully consider all options before finalising the details," he said.
The IAA is a commercial state-sponsored company that provides air navigation services in Irish-controlled airspace and regulates safety standards within the Irish civil aviation industry. The IAA generates its revenue from the aviation industry, in particular airlines, and does not receive ANY Government funding.
The Authority provides terminal air navigation services at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports the costs of which are charged to airlines using the airports. This is in accordance with the charging regulatory process of the Commission for Aviation Regulation.
The Commission for Aviation Regulation regulates certain aspects of the aviation sector in Ireland. In accordance with the Act, the Commission is required to make determinations governing the maximum levels of aviation terminal services charges that can be levied at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports by the Irish Aviation Authority.
The CAR determination can be viewed at www.aviationreg.ie
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