THE EXTRAORDINARY public spat between two of the world's largest airlines and
Both Virgin and BA-owner
After its finances were hit by the pandemic, Heathrow lobbied the CAA - who set the charges - for fees to go up from £19 per passenger to as high as £43 per passenger.
To mediate between Heathrow and the airlines' needs, the CAA set an interim cap at £30.19 while waiting until this summer to decide the price for the next five years, a move that left both sides unhappy.
Virgin upped the ante yesterday saying Heathrow is underplaying the strength of the aviation sector's recovery.
Yesterday the airline's CEO
BA and Iberia-owner
Heathrow rejected the report's conclusions, calling the analysis "so flawed it is embarrassing".
"Airlines appear less interested in giving passengers a reliable journey at the airport and more interested in protecting their profits," a Heathrow spokesperson said.
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