Addendum
Air services providers deny allegations of price gouging
October 22nd 2021
Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSP) have strongly refuted accusations they are taking advantage of their monopolistic presence in aviation to price-gouge airlines debt stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More »
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) director general, Simon Hocquard, said: “headline statements from the International Air Transport Association’s annual general meeting could lead to the impression only airlines should be allowed to recover costs.
“Yet organisations across the entire aviation spectrum faced a significant drop in revenue in the last 20 months and have incurred substantial debt as a result of plummeting air traffic levels. The statements also undermine the considerable steps ANSPs across the globe have taken to address their revenue shortfalls.”
He said a recent survey of CANSO members regarding COVID-19 impacts found 97% of ANSPs had reduced operating costs and 86% of members surveyed also cut capital expenditure in 2020, 2021 and beyond.
Additionally, the survey revealed 73% of ANSPs have been forced to cover the cost of continued operations by acquiring new debt.
