Nav Canada has released for consultation a proposal to adjust ATC service charges, effective Jan. 1, 2024. The proposal would result in a decrease in fees averaging nearly 6 percent percent across all service categories. The proposal follows more than three years in which fees increased an average of 29.5 percent due to significantly lower air traffic revenue caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lower traffic volume created a major deficit in Nav Canada’s rate stabilization account (RSA) as costs exceeded revenue. The proposal includes a base rate decrease of 9.33 percent and temporary rate increase of 3.76 percent to account for the RSA shortfall, resulting in an average net decrease in service charges of 5.57 percent. Comments on the proposal are due by Nov. 26, 2023.
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