The question is: Would it be really commercial or would it be a form of extortion with their monopoly? To find out if the latter is true will be a task for the Competion Commision, their mission is to prevent the abuse of firms' dominant market positions (Article 102 TFEU). You may have noticed that they decided against BAA - LGW had to be sold off, EDI likewise and now is STN up for grabs. MAG plc is one of the bidders for STN - maybe they sold Humberside Airport to Eastern Group to prevent getting in the Competion Commision search lights?
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