Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 Change Heathrow funding or third runway won't happen - businesses

Businesses want a review of the regulations that govern what Heathrow Airport can charge.

* Airlines and hoteliers want Heathrow's funding model reformed before any investment in a proposed third runway.
* Businesses say the current regulatory model makes Heathrow the most expensive airport in the world and will make the third runway too expensive to build.
* A review of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations is being considered, which govern what Heathrow can charge for services.
* Arora Group chair Surinder Arora says Heathrow overcharges customers for items such as water and construction costs, and that a different regulatory model is needed.
* Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, says all costs are passed on to travelers and Heathrow needs to improve its facilities and service.
* The government has said it will back the third runway if it can be expanded within noise, pollution, and carbon limits.
* Heathrow is applying for planning permission by summer and wants a transparent process to implement a new model that delivers benefits for UK expansion.
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