17  Cost of diversion

17.1 EUROCONTROL recommended values

Table 17.1 and Table 17.2 present the estimated average cost of the diversion of a flight to an airport other than the one initially planned. The values are split between commercial and business aviation, and, where available, represent a range of values as estimated by the airline members consulted.

Table 17.1: Estimated cost of diversion for commercial aviation

Type of flight	Cost of diverted flight1
Regional flights	€1,000–€7,000
Continental flights	€1,400–€10,500
Intercontinental flights	€7,000–€77,200
Source: Data supplied by the airline members of the SESAR evaluation team, derived from an analysis of 2006 ECAC data
1 Monetary values were adjusted from 2006 to 2022 prices according to inflation

Note

The penalties associated with the late delivery of cargo are not considered in the estimation, as this type of data is not yet readily available.

Table 17.2: Estimated cost of diversion for business aviation

Type of flight	Cost of diverted flight1
Business aviation	€8,800
Source: Data supplied by the airline members of the SESAR CBA team (2015)
1 Monetary values were adjusted from 2012 to 2022 prices according to inflation

Note

The estimated cost for business aviation assumes that for each diverted flight there is one additional positioning flight.

In 2022, out of the total number of flights (9.3 million) with a destination in the EUROCONTROL Network Manager area, 28,738 flights (0.3%) landed at an airport other than the one initially planned.