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BAA forced to sell three airports
19 March 2009
In a landmark ruling, the UK’s Competition Commission has ordered BAA to sell Gatwick, Stansted and one Scottish airport to “kick-start a process of competitive rivalry” and improve the customer experience.
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The UK’s Competition Commission has delivered a damaging blow to BAA by demanding its partial break-up in what is one of the biggest shake-ups in airport ownership the country has seen.
Following a two year inquiry, the commission has ordered BAA, owned by Spanish firm Ferrovial since 2006, to sell Gatwick (which is already under way), Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh within two years.
“They are to be sold in sequence, beginning with Gatwick, then Stansted, followed by either Edinburgh or Glasgow,” said the competition watchdog.
The break-up of BAA’s monopoly was needed to both improve the customer experience – which will now be the focus and priority for industry regulator the Civil Aviation Authority – and to improve the perception and reputation of UK airports...
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