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PASSENGER BENEFITS.
The report at a glance
CAA ‘should be made
The Competition Commission’s report on
BAA runs to 297 pages. Here is a snapshot
to put consumers first’
of the main points:
■ Gatwick and Stansted plus Glasgow or
Edinburgh airports to be sold, in that
order, within two years because of a
SELLING off three of BAA’s seven airports The Competition Commission called for “complete absence of competition”.
could bring lower prices, shorter queues, more the government to change legislation to allow ■ If the airports are not sold by the
investment and potentially more flights from the terminals to be owned separately from runways deadline, the commission will appoint
north of England. to promote competition within airports. an independent body to run the sales.
The Competition Commission said it was It also said government reforms of airport ■ BAA should improve consultation with
confident the sale of the airports would regulation should make promoting consumer airlines at Aberdeen airport.
“kick-start” competition as soon as they were interest the prime objective of the CAA. ■ The CAA should force BAA to improve
under new ownership. These demands were welcomed by easyJet consultation with airlines at Heathrow,
That view was backed by The Co-operative chief executive Andy Harrison (pictured), where it will continue to have
Travel managing director Mike who said breaking up BAA alone “substantial market power” running
Greenacre, who claimed check-in would not resolve the problems of the UK’s only hub airport.
and security queues were a direct “individual monopoly airports”. ■ The CAA should have a “primary
result of BAA’s lack of investment. But Cheapflights chief executive objective” of consumer interest and an
Greenacre backed Manchester Chris Cuddy warned there was a obligation to consult airlines and
Airport Group’s bid to buy Gatwick, risk that regulatory reform could passenger groups.
saying it could improve the balance “backfire if airport charges go sky ■ The report recommends law changes to
of long-haul flights between the two high” as airports raised fees to meet allow airport terminals to be operated
airports, bringing more long-haul new obligations, and airlines passed separately from runways.
flights to the north. the costs on to consumers.
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