Branson Argues that BAA should be broken up
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Branson Argues that BAA should be broken up
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Source: Edinburgh Evening News
Peter Clarke
SIR Richard Branson argues that BAA, which owns all of Britain’s main airports, should be broken up.
He is correct. It cannot be right that the same plc owns our premier runways. How does that nourish
competition? BAA was a botched sale created by a government unclear how to go about its tasks.
BAA was privatised as a bit of an afterthought when British Airways was sold off.
Sir Richard believes the airport monopoly serves everyone badly as it is a licence to snooze. Will
any ministers be listening to him though?
There is a cosiness about Edinburgh or Glasgow aircraft leaving a BAA airport and flying to Heathrow,
Gatwick or Stansted. Perhaps we need the Commission in Brussels to insist that BAA loses its enjoyable
cartel.
Our civil aviation industry is full of preposterous restrictive practices that policy makers are too frightened
to reform but BAA’s share price has not wobbled yet. How about Edinburgh airport as a separate company?
It could barely fail to prosper.
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Source: Edinburgh Evening News
Peter Clarke
SIR Richard Branson argues that BAA, which owns all of Britain’s main airports, should be broken up.
He is correct. It cannot be right that the same plc owns our premier runways. How does that nourish
competition? BAA was a botched sale created by a government unclear how to go about its tasks.
BAA was privatised as a bit of an afterthought when British Airways was sold off.
Sir Richard believes the airport monopoly serves everyone badly as it is a licence to snooze. Will
any ministers be listening to him though?
There is a cosiness about Edinburgh or Glasgow aircraft leaving a BAA airport and flying to Heathrow,
Gatwick or Stansted. Perhaps we need the Commission in Brussels to insist that BAA loses its enjoyable
cartel.
Our civil aviation industry is full of preposterous restrictive practices that policy makers are too frightened
to reform but BAA’s share price has not wobbled yet. How about Edinburgh airport as a separate company?
It could barely fail to prosper.
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Both MAN and NCL are excellent airports. NCL in particular
has flourished, serving the holiday destinationations that
BAA have denied its Edinburgh branch.
One could safely say that BAA have been these two Northern
English airport's best friend.
has flourished, serving the holiday destinationations that
BAA have denied its Edinburgh branch.
One could safely say that BAA have been these two Northern
English airport's best friend.
