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BAA increases passenger numbers
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- 11 January 2012 10:14
A snow-free end to 2011 helped BAA boost its passenger numbers by 4.4% at its six UK airports last year.The company handled 108.5 million passengers in 2011, with Heathrow numbers - badly hit by snow in 2010 - rising 5.5% to an annual record of just under 69.4 million last ...read more
Final ruling says further BAA break-up "must go ahead"
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- 19 July 2011 09:33
Airport operator BAA must sell two of its UK airports, competition chiefs said today in a final ruling.BAA, which runs six UK airports including Heathrow, will have to sell Stansted followed by either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport, the Competition Commission (CC) said.The sale process will start in three months "or ...read more
Royal wedding sees airport boom
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- 13 June 2011 09:43
The royal wedding contributed to a surge in passengers at major UK airports last month, it was revealed today.Airport operator BAA handled 9.34 million people at its six UK airports in May 2011 - a 9.2% rise on the May 2010 figure which was affected by the first Icelandic ash ...read more
Heathrow boosted by "busiest-ever April"
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- 11 May 2011 10:05
Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow, had its busiest-ever April last month, figures showed today.The west London airport handled more than 5.8 million passengers in April 2011, airport operator BAA said.Another of BAA's airports, Edinburgh, also enjoyed a record April, with passenger levels reaching more than 776,000.Overall, BAA's six UK airports handled ...read more
BAA admits response to snow was "ineffective"
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- 24 March 2011 09:50
Airport operator BAA's response to the pre-Christmas snow was "initially ineffective" leading to "distress" to passengers, a report into the December 2010 travel chaos said today.Confused and contradictory messages caused incorrect signals to go to airlines and passengers, said the BAA-commissioned report.The potential impact of the weather forecast was not ...read more
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