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Old 17th August 2008 | 19:10
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Higher Archie
 
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BAA Competition Commission

Some thoughts.
Making Ferrovial sell LGW will do very little to sort out the South East airport situation. There is an overall lack of capacity. Because of the demand the 3 BAA airports will be well used, whether they are well run or not. Adding a new airport operator to run LGW, with a low charge, high quality policy will not work. Because if airlines want to move, there's no capacity for them.

Any new investor will want to get a return on their money first, then maybe add new capacity.

Making BAA sell an airport, a private company, to another private company, will not solve the situation. Maybe a case for nationalised transport infrastructure?
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