Nigel Wicking, Chief Executive of Heathrow AOC, said: “The airline community want to offer travellers, to and from the UK, a great experience through Heathrow and we want growth, also avoiding the disproportionate costs we too often see by Heathrow Airport Limited.”.
Airlines attack Heathrow for ‘world’s highest passenger charges’ and ‘declining service’ In a campaign called Heathrow Reimagined, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways’ parent IAG, AOC and the Arora hotel group have joined forces.
They hope to persuade the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) “to conduct an urgent and fundamental review into the way in which Heathrow, the UK’s only hub airport and the largest in Europe, is regulated, for the benefit of consumers, businesses, and the UK economy”.
Virgin Atlantic, British Airways’ parent IAG, the Heathrow Airline Operators’ Committee (AOC) and the Arora hotel group have joined forces in an unprecedented coordinated attack on the airport’s regulatory regime.
“Heathrow has become the world’s most expensive airport, with passengers and airlines today paying £1.1bn more each year than if charges were in line with equivalent major European airports,” the partners said in a statement.
