FABs Athar Husain Khan, Acting Secretary General 11 October 2012

Spot the Difference 2001 SES Legislation signed 2012 A decade later Source: AEA, 2004Source: AEA, 2012

City-Pair Savings in Distance Savings in Fuel Cost (EUR) LHR-FCO9%402 HEL-MUC8%390 CDG-WAW9%374 AMS-BCN8%307 Potential savings on selected flights 1200 km 5 ATC zones Source: Aerlines, Environmental Research, 2007 Realising FABs will be beneficial for airline costs and the environment

Source: AEA Based on 480 BRU-LCA flights per year, 110km distance difference between GCD and actual route flown, A320 at 70% PLF, working day = 8 hours Carbon emissions reduction of 4% = 725 tCO2 or 21 BRU-LCA flights p.a. Climate Time saving of 1000 working days per year for all passengers on this route Passenger 110km shorter distance per flight Fuel savings of 230,000 litres per year Airlines BRU-LCA flights fly through 14 ACC zones Missed Opportunities:

Source: AEA Based on EUROCONTROL data, Unit Rates for October 2012 Within each FAB current unit rates vary widely