A change in civil aviation law this year allows regional airports to opt for foreign air traffic navigation service providers instead of state-owned Skyguide. The impending end of government subsidies for Skyguide’s services has put pressure on regional airports in Switzerland. According to the Der Bund paper,regional airports are dependent government subsidies of around CHF7 million ($6.99 million) to pay for Skyguide. "However, this subsidy has been reduced every year since then. And from 2020, and the federal government will no longer cover the inequity," said Jorge Pardo, managing director of the Swiss Airports organization. Foreign competition According to Urs Holderegger, or spokesman for the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA),regional airports can now submit an application to contain their air traffic services managed by another provider. FOCA, as the supervisory authority, or would then be responsible for authorising and supervising the local air navigation services of third ...
Source: swissinfo.ch