5 Property, Plant and equipment

(CHF million)

 

Land

 

Engineering structures

 

Buildings

 

Projects in progress

 

Movables

 

Total property, plant and equipment

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as at 1 January 2021

 

138.1

 

1,684.1

 

4,703.2

 

390.3

 

280.5

 

7,196.2

Additions

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

71.7

 

0.0

 

71.7

Disposals

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

–2.5

 

0.0

 

–0.1

 

–2.6

Transfers and reclassifications

 

0.0

 

1.1

 

126.9

 

–129.9

 

2.9

 

1.0

Foreign exchange differences

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.3

 

0.0

 

0.3

Balance as at 30 June 2021

 

138.1

 

1,685.2

 

4,827.6

 

332.4

 

283.3

 

7,266.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as at 1 January 2021

 

0.0

 

–978.4

 

–3,165.8

 

0.0

 

–197.8

 

–4,342.0

Additions

 

0.0

 

–29.0

 

–75.8

 

0.0

 

–8.2

 

–113.0

Disposals

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

2.3

 

0.0

 

0.1

 

2.4

Balance as at 30 June 2021

 

0.0

 

–1,007.4

 

–3,239.3

 

0.0

 

–205.9

 

–4,452.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government subsidies and grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as at 1 January 2021

 

0.0

 

–8.5

 

–3.4

 

–0.3

 

0.0

 

–12.2

Additions

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

–0.7

 

0.0

 

–0.7

Disposals

 

0.0

 

0.3

 

0.1

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.4

Balance as at 30 June 2021

 

0.0

 

–8.2

 

–3.3

 

–1.0

 

0.0

 

–12.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net carrying amount as at 1 January 2021

 

138.1

 

697.2

 

1,534.0

 

390.0

 

82.7

 

2,842.0

Net carrying amount as at 30 June 2021

 

138.1

 

669.6

 

1,585.0

 

331.4

 

77.4

 

2,801.5

Projects in progress

In the first half of 2021, Flughafen Zürich AG invested a total of CHF 71.7 million in projects in progress (prior-year period: CHF 128.5 million). The biggest items comprise the following projects:

  • Refurbishment and expansion of the baggage sorting system (CHF 31.0 million)
  • Renovation of runway 28/10 (CHF 5.5 million)
  • Expansion of the landside passenger zones (CHF 3.9 million)

Impairment

Due to the coronavirus crisis and the related indicators that items of property, plant and equipment may be impaired, Flughafen Zürich AG performed some impairment tests (see note 16.1, Impairment in accordance with IAS 36).