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26.10.11

Ryanair Urges Ferrovial/BAA To Sell Stansted as Airlines Abandon High Cost Airport

 
 
 
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today (26th Oct) urged the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly to stop delaying the sale of Stansted Airport, as recommended by the Competition Commission over three years ago, when the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly is clearly not in the airport users’ best interest as Air Asia X is the latest of a number of airlines withdrawing or cutting services at London Stansted.
 
The sale of Stansted Airport was recommended by the Competition Commission in 2008 as the BAA’s ownership of Stansted and the way the BAA operates Stansted, had “adversely affected competition”. Ryanair confirmed that while Ferrovial/BAA repeatedly delays the sale of Stansted, they continue to raise fees at Stansted, which has suffered five successive years of traffic declines because of BAA Stansted’s uncompetitive and high charges. Ryanair, together with Air Asia X, Air Berlin, Cyprus Airlines, Easyjet, T. Cook, Thomson and Star One have cut routes to/from Stansted in 2011 while other airports in the UK are growing routes and traffic.  
 
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
 
 
“Ryanair calls on the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly to stop delaying the inevitable sale of Stansted Airport and stop damaging airport users and passengers with higher charges and cost increases. It is not surprising that Air Asia X has joined the growing list of airlines cutting routes from Stansted airport and switching its operations to Gatwick Airport instead.
 
 Stansted airlines and passengers continue to suffer high and rising charges, abject service levels and declining traffic at Stansted and we call on the Ferrovial/BAA monopoly to stop delaying the sale of Stansted Airport before further damage to London tourism is done.”
 
 

 


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