ABTA backs airports competition report
ABTA has put its weight behind the Competition Commission’s interim report into BAA’s airport ownership.
The report says that common ownership of BAA’s seven UK airports may ‘not be serving well’ the interests of either airlines or passengers (see previous TravelMole stories).
ABTA head of policy and communications David Marshall said: “ABTA welcomes the Competition Commission’s interim report into the common ownership of BAA’s seven airports in the UK.
“ABTA has previously made representations to the Government that there should be adequate airport capacity, particularly in the South-East of England, and today’s report suggests that common ownership could be one of the main obstacles to increased capacity.
“ABTA also endorses the Competition Commission’s concerns that there appears to be a lack of responsiveness to the differing needs of airline customers and passengers, again this is an issue which ABTA has raised with Government.
“We will be making representations to the Competition Commission in time for publication of its provisional findings in August.”
By:Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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