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A third runway in Heathrow will add the cost of long -haul flights £ 100, warned the head of British Airways (BA).
Sean Doyle, Chief Executive from BA, said the expansion plan announced by Heathrow on Thursday in the amount of 50 billion.
For long -haul flights that attract the highest fees, the charges against the passengers could estimate more than 100 pounds, including the flight special tax raised by the government, which are collected by the government.
Mr. Doyle said: “Heathrow is already the most busy airport in the world, but we consider the costs that double from where today. Why should that be the case?
“It is not only what passengers pay for your ticket, but also the costs for every operator who goes into and from the landing in Heathrow, regardless of the landing fees.
“We are concerned about the competitiveness and the value of the money we can give customers.”
The airlines fear that Heathrow, with its expansion plans, has little incentive to ensure more money, whereby the costs are passed on in the form of higher landing fees to airlines and passengers.
Luis Gallego, the head of the BA Parent International Airlines Group, said that the leakage jump could cause some passengers to fly over competing European hubs such as Paris and Amsterdam and damage both Heathrow and BA.
Mr. Gallego said the expenses that would be necessary for the delivery of a third runway were “big”, regardless of whether the government supported Heathrow’s suggestions or a little less expensive plans from the Hotel Tycoon Surinder Arora.
He said: “We will work with both parties to understand the proposals you presented. But every model that is finally selected requires a change in the regulatory model.
“We have to compete with other hubs in Europe. If we want to increase the number of passengers in Heathrow, we have to be competitive.
“If the growth is at a price, it will not happen. There is a risk of building a runway that is empty. We want something affordable to guarantee the growth of Heathrow and London.”
Mr. Doyle said that the charging system is basically incorrect “because you invest Heathrow more, the more you invest, so it is not an incentives for efficiency”.
From 2027, the landing fees in Heathrow will be increased to 33.26 GBP, based on the plans of the airport for 10 billion GBP for short -term improvement work before the runway is built.
The civil aviation authority, which has the last word about fees in Heathrow, has started a review of the charging system with the suggestions of the runway in the wind.
