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Flughafen Zürich AG reliefs airlines that are relevant for the hub-operation at Zurich airport upon application, if the conditions set out below are met for the period from January 1, 2026 until September 30, 2026. Applications are to be handed in by this form until January 31, 2027. The sum available for incentive payments is therefore calculated pro rata.
Conditions
Conditions according to Art. 2.2.2 of the Airport Charges Regulation 3.8 effective until September 30, 2026:
FZAG reliefs airlines that are relevant for the hub-operation at Zurich airport upon application, if the following conditions are met:
- The Airline operates passenger flights (CATY10) during shoulder and night hours at Zurich Airport. Scheduled and actual time of departure have to be between 21:00:01 and 07:00:00 LT.
- The non-stop flight distance of the flight in question must be at least 5,000 km.
- The average seat load factor (SLF) of the Airline during shoulder and night hours is higher than the average SLF of all airlines at Zurich Airport during these times
If an Airline meets all of the above-mentioned criteria, the additional charges due to the increase of charges during shoulder and night hours will be refunded.
The refund will only apply to flights with scheduled and actual time of departure (respectively arrival) between 21:00:01 and 23:00:00 or 06:00:01 and 07:00:00 LT.
The amount of refund is defined as the difference between the actual noise charges paid during shoulder and night-time hours and the hypothetical noise charges during shoulder and night-time hours that would have been paid if the noise charge framework applicable on 31 December 2014 had been applied to the flight movements of the airline concerned during the year in question:
| Noise class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| ABT 21:00:01-22:00:00 LT | 800.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 | 50.00 | 40.00 |
| ABT 22:00:01-22:30:00 LT | 1'500.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| ABT 22:30:01-23:00:00 LT | 2'000.00 | 400.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| ABT 23:00:01-23:30:00 LT | 3'000.00 | 800.00 | 400.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| ABT 23:30:01-00:00:00 LT | 6'000.00 | 1'500.00 | 800.00 | 400.00 | 400.00 |
| ABT 00:00:01-06:00:00 LT | 18'000.00 | 9'000.00 | 4'500.00 | 2'500.00 | 1'500.00 |
| ABT 06:00:01-07:00:00 LT | 1'500.00 | 500.00 | 200.00 | 100.00 | 50.00 |
Table 1 Shoulder and night hours surcharges per take-off (as of 31 December 2014)
| All noise classes | |
| TDT 21:00:01-22:00:00 LT | 40.00 |
| TDT 22:00:01-22:30:00 LT | 50.00 |
| TDT 22:30:01-23:00:00 LT | 100.00 |
| TDT 23:00:01-23:30:00 LT | 200.00 |
| TDT 23:30:01-00:00:00 LT | 400.00 |
| TDT 00:00:01-06:00:00 LT | 1'500.00 |
| TDT 06:00:01-07:00:00 LT | 50.00 |