• In the event the number of actual flights operated is below a 90% completion rate as published in the schedule, the airline may lose eligibility for participation in the ACIP
  • Non-Qualifying Service:
  • Aircraft capacity upgrades on existing service
  • Cargo or other non-passenger service
  • Participation Requirements:
  • Must have a fully executed signatory or non-signatory airline agreement with SMAA
  • Must be current in financial and other obligations with SMAA
  • Must remain current in financial and other obligations with SMAA
  • Must complete and submit an ACIP Application Form
  • Must have the ACIP Application Form approved by the SMAA President, CEO

DOMESTIC SERVICE INCENTIVES

Domestic New Non-Stop Destination or Additional Frequency Based Incentives

Rates and Charges Eligible for Incentive2Incentive (% Fee Reduction)1Year Round Service Daily or Less-than-Daily3Seasonal Daily or Less-than-Daily3
Landing Fees100%2 yrs2 Seasons
Terminal Rent Fees4100%2 yrs2 Seasons
Terminal & Gate Use Fees (Non-Sig)100%2 yrs2 Seasons
Preferential Apron Fees100%2 yrs2 Seasons
Hold Room Fees100%2 yrs2 Seasons
Baggage Claim Fees100%2 yrs2 Seasons

1 Fee reductions would be applied on invoices as credits against the amount that would have otherwise been due in the same month the ACIP Qualifying Service is provided

2 Incumbent Signatory Airlines will receive a prorated reduction on Non-Preferential Gate Use Fees, Concourse Circulation Area Fees, Baggage Claim Fees, and Joint Use Baggage & Makeup Area Fees Preferential Apron Fees, Hold Room Fees, and Baggage Claim Fees for qualifying flights. Landing Fees for Signatory and Non-Signatory airlines will be prorated for route additions by calculating MGLW or fraction of new operations compared to existing service. When upgrading from seasonal service to year-round service, fee waivers would only apply to the flights added3 The 2 yr./2 season incentives are for new routes currently not operated by incumbents, otherwise the incentive is reduced to 1 yr./1 season

4 Waiver of terminal rent fees is only available for new entrant airlines and cannot be extended beyond 2 years by adding additional flights and/or service. The location and size of office space provided will be determined by the SMAA

Domestic and Canadian Marketing Program Incentives12

New Year Round DailyNew Year Round Less-than-DailyNew Seasonal (Min 10 Weeks)
Maximum Funds per Qualifying Service150,000 Months 1-12 100,000 Months 13-24100,000 Months 1-12 50,000 Months 13-2475,000 1st Season 50,000 2nd Season
Support Cap2 Million

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