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Other liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Other liabilities  
Other liabilities

23       Other liabilities

At December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Non-current

 

  ​

 

  ​

Concession fee payable (1)

 

622,938

 

550,095

Advances from customers

 

8,303

 

8,584

Provisions for legal claims (4)

 

6,139

 

7,928

Provision for maintenance costs (2)

 

26,588

 

21,941

Other taxes payable

 

287

 

789

Employee benefit obligation (3)

 

4,180

 

3,885

Other liabilities with related parties (Note 27)

 

11,742

 

12,904

Other payables

 

13,316

 

15,286

 

693,493

 

621,412

Current

 

 

Concession fee payable (1)

 

295,860

 

198,420

Other taxes payable

 

26,979

 

29,956

Salary payable

 

57,224

 

57,402

Other liabilities with related parties (Note 27)

 

2,078

 

2,146

Advances from customers

 

5,145

 

5,026

Provision for maintenance cost (2)

 

5,335

 

6,165

Expenses provisions

 

3,501

 

3,294

Provisions for legal claims (4)

 

7,481

 

5,889

Other payables (*)

 

25,344

 

40,288

 

428,947

 

348,586

(*) As of December 31, 2025, Other payables includes deferred income for a total amount of USD 8,673 (USD 18,556 as of December 31, 2024).

Maturity of the other liabilities is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

1 year or less

  ​ ​ ​

1 - 2 years

  ​ ​ ​

2 - 5 years

  ​ ​ ​

Over 5 years

  ​ ​ ​

Total

At December 31, 2025 (**)

 

428,947

 

93,512

 

281,274

 

1,449,136

 

2,252,869

At December 31, 2024 (**)

 

348,586

 

84,662

 

265,716

 

1,335,332

 

2,034,296

(**) The amounts disclosed in the table are undiscounted cash flows.

The fair value of financial liabilities within current and non-current other liabilities approximates its carrying amount.

(1) The most significant amounts included in the concession fee payable derive from the concession agreement between the Brazilian ANAC and ICAB.

The Brazilian concession agreement provides the payment of a fixed and a variable concession fee.

a)

Fixed concession fee

The Brasilia Airport concession agreement established a fixed concession fee of R$ 4,501,132 thousand, payable in 25 equal annual installments since inception of the concession period. The concession fee is adjusted for inflation annually based on the changes in the Brazilian IPCA. The Group initially recognized the present value of fixed concession fee against a concession asset in intangible assets. The liability is presented as current and non-current concession fee payable under Other liabilities.

This fixed concession fee is divided in two parts:

(a)

Right of use if the airport operates at the existing operating capacity at the beginning of the concession, and

(b)

the second portion relates to the Group estimation of the value of the right of use after completion of the infrastructure works that increase capacity of the airport.

Changes in the liability related to the increase capacity of the airport or contract modifications are accounted for against the “Concession asset”. Changes in the liabilities due to passage of time and inflation adjustment are recognized against profit or loss of the year.

b)

Variable concession fee

The concession agreement for the Brasilia Airport requires payment of an annual fee of 2% of aeronautical and commercial revenues with a cap annually established by the Brazilian ANAC. Once the cap is reached, concession fee is calculated at 4.5% on the balance.

Changes in the year for fixed and variable concession fee payable are as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Balances at the beginning of the year

 

748,515

 

913,370

Financial result (*)

 

81,743

 

87,556

Concession fees

 

200,588

 

190,665

Payments

 

(194,383)

 

(227,571)

Re-equilibrium compensation (**)

 

(1,522)

 

(19,144)

Other

(646)

2,405

Translation differences and inflation adjustment

 

84,503

 

(198,766)

Balances at the end of the year

 

918,798

 

748,515

(*) Mainly includes changes in the liabilities of Brazilian concessions due to passage of time and changes in the Brazilian IPCA shown in Note 9.

(**) Mainly includes compensation with the re-equilibrium granted to ICAB as detailed in Note 8.

On October 23, 2020, the Ministério da Infraestrutura of Brazil issued an order (Portaria No. 157) that allow companies to re-schedule at least 50% of their 2020 concession fee payment. On November 2, 2020, ICAB re-scheduled 50% of its fixed concession fees payment of 2020, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned order, to the six final years of the concession. The Government order (Portaria No. 157) determined that re-scheduling the payments of the concession fee must not exceed, for each financial year, 75% above the original value and 50% above the original value for the last five years of the concession. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, a 50% of the fixed concession fee to be paid in 2021 by ICAB was pending as a re-scheduling of such fee was requested. Even though the Brazilian Ministry of Infrastructure had granted its approval, the Brazilian ANAC denied ICAB’s request, and initiated administrative proceedings with a view to declaring ICAB in default of its payment obligations. Therefore, ICAB initiated a judicial procedure and, on February 2, 2022, a writ of mandamus was granted by a Federal judge suspending any act or enforceability in connection with the unpaid portion of the concession fee due to the Brazilian ANAC. The Brazilian ANAC appealed, but in April 2022, the court of justice provisionally maintained the first instance judgment favorable to ICAB. In November 2023, the first instance ruling was confirmed, granting ICAB the right to reschedule the 50% of 2021 fixed concession fee. The Brazilian ANAC appealed and the case remains pending as of December 31, 2025.

Regarding the 2022 concession fee a partial payment of R$ 81.6 million (equivalent to USD 15 million) was made through the application of re-equilibrium credits. To pay the remaining amount ICAB presented an offer of court payment orders to the Ministry of Infrastructure on November 2022. In December 2022, the Ministry issued an official letter confirming that ICAB remained in compliance with its payment obligations, while the analysis of the court payment orders is pending.

On December 10, 2025, ICAB was informed by ANAC of the suspension of the enforceability of the 2025 fixed concession fee, in the amount of R$386.4 million (equivalent to USD 70.2 million), as a result of authorization granted by the SAC, within the scope of the contractual renegotiation process currently under review by the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts. The suspension will remain valid until the negotiation process is concluded and, while in effect, does not constitute a default of payment for ICAB.

(2) Changes in the year of the Provision for maintenance costs is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Balances at the beginning of the year

 

28,106

 

27,042

Accrual of the year

 

4,845

 

5,594

Use of the provision

 

(4,800)

 

(2,801)

Translation differences and inflation adjustment

 

3,772

 

(1,729)

Balances at the end of the year

 

31,923

 

28,106

(3) TAGSA and TA have post-employment benefits which are defined benefit obligations. The amount of termination benefit has been calculated using the “Projected Unit Credit Method”, based on actuarial valuations at the end of the year.

The assumptions used for the purposes of valuation of TA long term defined benefit obligations at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are:

-  Annual discount rate: 3.96% in 2025 (3.38% in 2024).

-  Annual inflation rate: 2.00% in 2025 (2.00% in 2024).

-  Annual employee termination benefit increase rate: 3.00% in 2025 (3.00% in 2024).

The iBoxx Eurozone Corporate AA 10+ index has been selected as the discount rate to be used, as the term of 10 or more years is comparable to the average remaining period of service of the personnel subject to the long-term benefit.

The sensibility in relation with the provision of TA for a total amount of USD 2.6 million is as follows:

Assumption

  ​ ​ ​

Annual discount rate

  ​ ​ ​

Annual rate of inflation

  ​ ​ ​

Annual turnover rate

Variation rates

 

0.5%

  ​ ​ ​

(0.5)%

0.25%

  ​ ​ ​

(0.25)%

2.5%

  ​ ​ ​

(2.5)%

Provision for salary payable

 

2,482

 

2,669

 

2,599

 

2,548

 

2,584

 

2,562

The assumptions used for the valuation of TAGSA at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are:

-  Annual discount rate: 5.06% in 2025 (5.15% in 2024).

-  Annual turnover rate: 13.39% in 2025 (16.07% in 2024).

-  Annual employee termination benefit (in years): 6.36 in 2025 (6.29 in 2024).

-  Annual employee mortality and disability rate: TM IESS 2002 in 2025 (TM IESS 2002 in 2024). (*)

-  Annual employee future wage increase: 1.30% in 2025 (1.33% in 2024).

(*)

Mortality Table “Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social”

The sensibility in relation with the provision of TAGSA for a total amount of USD 1.6 million is as follows:

Annual employee future

Assumption

  ​ ​ ​

Annual discount rate

  ​ ​ ​

wage increase

  ​ ​ ​

Annual turnover rate

Variation rates

 

0.5%

  ​ ​ ​

(0.5)%

0.5%

  ​ ​ ​

(0.5)%

0.5%

  ​ ​ ​

(0.5)%

Provision for salary payable

 

1,534

 

1,675

 

1,676

1,533

 

1,595

 

1,610

Changes of the provision in the year is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Balances at the beginning of the year

 

3,885

 

4,382

Actuarial (loss) / gain (in other comprehensive income)

 

(90)

 

13

Service Cost

 

375

 

(273)

Amounts paid in the year

 

(302)

 

(359)

Other

275

Translation differences and inflation adjustment

 

312

 

(153)

At the end of the year

 

4,180

 

3,885

The amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for USD 27 in 2025 (USD (33) in 2024) correspond to the actuarial (loss)/income of USD 90 (USD (13) in 2024), net of taxes of USD (63) (USD (20) in 2024).

(4) Changes in the year of the provision for legal claims is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Balances at the beginning of the year

 

13,817

 

14,265

Accrual of the year

 

1,960

 

3,768

Other

136

Use of the provision

 

(2,831)

 

(1,896)

Translation differences and inflation adjustment

 

674

 

(2,456)

Balances at the end of the year

 

13,620

 

13,817