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www.baa.com The British Airports Authority says that it will now appeal against the decision made by the Competition Commission to sell three of its airports. The British Airports Authority had said that they were only going to appeal if the selling of the airports did not seem favorable. After getting many bids that were well [...]
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www.baa.com The airports located in the UK are set for a huge shake up. The Competition Commission has confirmed that the British Airports Authority must sell three of their airports. Among the airports that must be sold will be Gatwick and Stansted airports. On top of that, the British Airports Authority must also sell either [...]
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Concerns that the current economic crisis would mean that holidaymakers would stay at home during the Christmas season were confirmed when the British Airports Authority, the largest airport operator in Britain, reported that their passenger numbers dropped by 6.9% during the month of December in comparison to last year. The Gatwick Airport saw the biggest [...]
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Gatwick Airport could possibly see a second runway expansion rather than Stansted Airport or Heathrow Airport with secret plans being created by the companies who are bidding to purchase the second biggest airport in Britain. On Wednesday of last week, the Competition Commission supported the idea effectively, calling on the government to change their aviation [...]
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The Competition Commission said yesterday that the British Airports Authority should be made to sell two more of their airports in the United Kingdom, one in London along with Gatwick Airport and another in Scotland. Pending a final decision to occur in March, they believe that they should have to sell Gatwick Airport and Stansted [...]
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The British Airports Authority has been warned by the Civil Aviation Authority that they may face more fines if they fail to increase the level of customer service at the Stansted Airport in London. The Civil Aviation Authority said that they are acting on the finding by the Competition Commission that the service performance of [...]
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Investment groups have been formed in order to propose a bid for the London Gatwick Airport. The British Airports Authority has had the airport up for sale since a pre-ruling by the Competition Commission that their ownership of all 3 airports in London is not in the best interest of the public. The sale is [...]
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easyJet has secured the approval of a judicial review by the High Court. The review will be of the regulatory processes that enable higher airport fees to be imposed at the Gatwick Airport. The Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom has let the British Airports Authority, the owner of Gatwick Airport, increase passenger changes [...]
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The Crossrail delivery, which is the east-west underground rail link proposed to improve the transport connections for the London Heathrow Airport, has made a big leap forward with the agreed investment of £230 million from the British Airports Authority to the project’s total £15.9 billion cost. In return for the investment, Crossrail has been promised [...]