BAA dismisses demands to break up UK airports group

[Jim Mason]

BAA dismisses demands to break up UK airports group

Scott Reid

Scotsman Online 30/08/06

AIRPORT operator BAA today rejected calls for the break-up of its seven UK
airports, which include Edinburgh, saying it would undermine "vitally-
needed" investment.

In a final submission to the Office of Fair Trading, which is currently
investigating the industry, BAA chief executive Stephen Nelson said a
failure to build new runway capacity would lead to "gridlock, disappointed
customers and significant loss to the national economy".

Full article at

http://business.scotsman.com/transport.cfm?id=1286082006

which is ©2006 Scotsman.com

Extract posted with the kind permission of the Scptsman Group Syndications
Dept.

[Jim Mason]

Post by Jim Mason
BAA dismisses demands to break up UK airports group
Scott Reid
Scotsman Online 30/08/06
AIRPORT operator BAA today rejected calls for the break-up of its seven UK
airports, which include Edinburgh, saying it would undermine "vitally-
needed" investment.

Indeed it would and those who call for it's break up should be very wary of
what they wish for.

Jim

[Jim Mason]

Post by Jim Mason
BAA dismisses demands to break up UK airports group
Scott Reid
Scotsman Online 30/08/06
AIRPORT operator BAA today rejected calls for the break-up of its seven UK
airports, which include Edinburgh, saying it would undermine "vitally-
needed" investment.

Evening Times slant

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5056629.html

Jim