La terza pista di Heathrow “sarà vuota” se ciò significa commissioni elevate, dice il proprietario di BA
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/01/heathrow-third-runway-is-going-to-be-empty-if-it-means-high-fees-says-ba-owner
di Shiny-Tie-126
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I appreciate it but I’m sure us customers will be footing the bill regardless
>Current airport charges are about £25 per passenger per flight, capped by the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, which adjudicates in a five-yearly settlement between the airport and airlines.
I’ve always thought it odd that the CAA gets to tell Heathrow what it can charge for landing fees. I’m no fan of Heathrow but it should be able to charge what it wants.
This is true. Not all longhaul journeys begin at Heathrow, quite a few people are shuttling in on domestic flights from regional airports for connections. When I’m flying I evaluate all options and often flying through Heathrow isn’t the cheapest option. Amsterdam, Dublin and Paris are all good options and well connected for me. That’s what the third runway is competing with and it will stop prices from going up too much.
Much cheaper to allow mixed mode operation (using runways for both takeoff and landing) which would give a 15% increase in capacity, then spend some money on extra satellite piers for terminals 2 & 5, plus rebuild T3.
I think the airlines would prefer the cheaper shorter runway proposed by Bechtel than the £50 billion scheme proposed by Heathrow ltd.
BA is a budget airline cosplaying as a premium one.
Yeah that’s pure nonsense, tell them they’re going to cancel the third runway then at their home base airport and see how BA react.
The lack of capacity suits BA because they can charge higher fees and less competition.
Runway alternation is the only people next to runways get some peace.
Heathrow cannot currently provide the slots that new airlines are desperate to get. There will be no issue getting these slots filled. Heathrow will want to keep BA happy as the national carrier and their good relationship inn general.
PR campaigns are ramping up now for both sides.
I’m quite surprised demand isn’t projected to slow in the coming years. Family and Friends in Canada and the US have been saying that the flights to the UK are getting expensive (even staying at our house) and they have suggested we all go elsewhere for a get together. The Air Passenger Duty adds nearly £900 on return tickets for family of 4 in premium economy. They’re frequent flyers as well so they travel a lot for leisure but they’re all starting to avoid the UK.
As soon as that runway and additional terminals/gates are open, there’s strong rumours that easyJet have been wishing to move into Terminal 4.
It’s suited BA for Heathrow to be capacity constrained as they can make more money with n virtually no competition but tbh for the passenger travelling economy, it’s no different than flying a leisure or low cost airline. Except they give you a free oat bar. The cabin crew are friendly but on a poor salary.
I like travelling from Heathrow vs other London airports so I would welcome more choice.
I’ve travelled in their Club Europe product, you get a slightly speedier check in, access to a lounge but the seat is the same with a tray table in the middle seat. Not worth the extra £££ vs economy unless you frequently fly or work pays for it.