Aviation
Heathrow, airlines lose appeal against lower passenger fees
The initial ruling by the CAA had left both airlines and the operator of the biggest UK hub dissatisfied
London’s Heathrow Airport and three major airlines lost the bulk of their appeal against an order by the nation’s aviation regulator to cut airline charges by about 20% per passenger next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority, Britain’s antitrust watchdog, said on Tuesday that the Civil Aviation Authority’s decision to lower charges for airlines using the airport was “not wrong on most of the issues,” according to its statement. However, it ordered the CAA to ...