British Airports Authority

British Airports Authority 01/02/2012

12:05 : Court rules that BAA must sell Stansted airport - LONDON (Reuters) - Airport operator BAA must sell London Stansted airport in order to pave the way for better competition, according to a ruling by a British court on Wednesday.

Source : reuters-com

British Airports Authority 11/01/2012

12:18 : Heathrow passenger numbers hit record level - Heathrow airport served a record 69.4m passengers in 2011 but is now facing "damaging" constraints on its capacity - owner BAA says Britain's business transport hub is running at 99.2pc.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

British Airports Authority 18/12/2011

22:29 : 3i joins race for Edinburgh Airport - Private equity firm, 3i, has teamed up with institutional investors to prepare a bid for Edinburgh Airport, which has been put on the market by airport operator BAA.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

British Airports Authority 25/11/2011

14:16 : Strike to cause travel chaos as airlines asked to halve passenger numbers - Heathrow Airport operator BAA has asked airlines to halve the number of international passengers arriving into the UK on November 30, when border staff will join the public sector strike over pensions.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

British Airports Authority 19/10/2011

23:52 : BAA opts to sell Edinburgh airport for £500m and keep Glasgow - BAA is putting Edinburgh Airport up for sale with an estimated price tag of about £500m after the Competition Commission forced it to choose between its operations in Glasgow and the Scottish capital.

Source : independent-co-uk

British Airports Authority 10/10/2011

22:55 : Ferrovial sells down stake in battered BAA for £282m - The Spanish infrastructure firm has sold its stake in the UK airports operator to US private equity group Alinda Capital Partners, which will also get a seat on the 14-man board which oversees BAA.

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

11:47 : Ferrovial sells 6% stake in BAA - Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial has cut its stake in UK airport operator BAA to just below 50 per cent after selling a 6 per cent share, removing BAA's debts from its balance sheet.

Source : irishtimes-com

British Airports Authority 08/10/2011

00:07 : BAA told to speed up sale of one of its Scots airport - AIRPORTS owner BAA will have to decide within weeks whether to sell Edinburgh or Glasgow after the Competition Commission yesterday signalled an end to the five-year saga.

Source : scotsman-com

British Airports Authority 07/10/2011

16:47 : BAA told to press ahead with Scottish airport sale - Airport operator BAA has been told to get on with the sale of one of its Scottish airports after delaying the disposal of Stansted with a judicial review.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

British Airports Authority 16/09/2011

01:28 : BAA seeks review of airport sales ruling - The airports operator BAA will today apply for a judicial review of the Competition Commission's ruling that it should continue to divest airports following the sale of Gatwick to a consortium led by Global Infrastructure ...

Source : independent-co-uk

British Airports Authority 15/09/2011

13:48 : BAA fights back the Competition Commission's ruling that obliges it to ... - This marks the latest stage of a two-year saga that started in 2009 when the Competition Commission ordered BAA to sell some of its airports so to break up the company's monopoly.

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

British Airports Authority 14/09/2011

04:18 : Ryanair ends route after discounts axed - RYANAIR is axing its Aberdeen-Dublin service after airport owner BAA said it would not continue to offer big discounts to the low-cost carrier at the Scottish airport. The service will finish on October 29.

Source : independent-ie

British Airports Authority 11/08/2011

10:07 : BAA traffic boosted by Heathrow holidaymakers - BAA, the airport operator, reported increased passenger levels at its airports last month after the number of people flying out of Heathrow soared to a record 6.87m in July.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

09:57 : BAA reports 2.5% rise in July passenger numbers - Airports operator BAA has today reported a rise in passenger numbers at its six British airports in July. BAA, which is majority-owned by Spain’s Ferrovial, said 11 million passengers ...

Source : financemarkets-co-uk

07:33 : BAA's July traffic boosted by Heathrow uplift - LONDON (Reuters) - Passenger traffic at BAA airports rose slightly last month compared to July 2010, helped by growth at London's Heathrow and its Scottish airports.

Source : reuters-com

British Airports Authority 27/07/2011

18:37 : Ryanair threatens legal action over Stansted fees - Cut-price airline clashes with BAA as sale of airport loomsBAA has accused Ryanair of attempting to influence the looming auction of Stansted airport after the budget carrier threatened legal action over ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

07:15 : BAA losses narrow as traffic grows - LONDON (Reuters) - British airport operator BAA reported narrowing first half losses, helped by growth in long-haul travel, and said it continued to consider appealing a ruling saying it must sell two of its airports.

Source : reuters-com

British Airports Authority 22/07/2011

20:35 : School holidays herald busiest weekend for airports and on the roads - Britons head abroad with up to 13 million expected to use Heathrow over the summer breakHeathrow airport is expecting its busiest weekend of the year as millions of Britons head off for their summer holidays.Most pupils across the UK began their six-week ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

British Airports Authority 20/07/2011

00:50 : CITY FOCUS by TAMSIN BROWN: Spanish pay the price for BAA ambition - Despite BAA's best efforts to persuade it otherwise, the Competition Commission has confirmed the airports group must sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh.

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

British Airports Authority 19/07/2011

19:55 : BAA's reason for stalling Stansted sell-off - Ferrovial should have known it was taking a wild gamble when it bought BAA in 2006Ferrovial has itself to blame. The Spanish group should have known it was taking a wild gamble when it took on huge debts in 2006 in order ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

19:05 : BAA vows to challenge sell-off ruling - BAAis considering seeking a judicial review after the competition watchdog confirmed that the airport operator must sell London Stansted and one of Scotland’s two main airports

Source : ft-com

12:16 : Who would want to own an airport? - BAA has been ordered to sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports after unsuccesfully contesting the decision twice in the past. It is now considering a judicial review. We look at the many potential risks ...

Source : telegraph-co-uk

09:28 : BAA ordered to sell Stansted and one Scottish airport - • Competition Commission orders sell-off • Either Glasgow or Edinburgh must go • BAA says it may seek judicial review • Falling passenger numbers could weigh on priceBAA must sell Stansted airport and either Glasgow or ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

British Airports Authority 18/07/2011

11:41 : BAA set for legal fight if ordered to sell airports - Heathrow owner could seek judicial review if Competition Commission makes it sell Stansted and either Glasgow or EdinburghBAA could seek a judicial review against the Competition Commission if, as expected, the airport group is ordered on Tuesday to ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

British Airports Authority 11/07/2011

23:49 : Edinburgh airport growth pushes Glasgow toward sale - Edinburgh airport has racked up its fourth consecutive month of record passenger traffic making it a near certainty that owner BAA will raise the "for sale" sign on Gl

Source : scotsman-com

British Airports Authority 19/06/2011

13:46 : Ferrovial in talks with U.S. group over BAA stake - report - LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial is in talks to sell a 10 percent stake in UK airport operator BAA to U.S. infrastructure group Alinda Capital Partners, the Sunday Times newspaper ...

Source : reuters-com

13:20 : Ferrovial in talks with US group over BAA stake -paper - LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial is in talks to sell a 10 percent stake in UK airport operator BAA to U.S. infrastructure group Alinda Capital Partners, the Sunday Times ...

Source : reuters-com

British Airports Authority 13/06/2011

09:49 : UK airports' business boosted by royal wedding - BAA sees figures rise by nearly a tenth in May against the same period in 2010, with record months for Heathrow and EdinburghThe royal wedding contributed to a surge in passengers at major UK airports last month, it was ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

08:54 : Traffic at BAA airports rises in May - Passenger traffic at BAA's airports increased by 9.2 per cent last month compared to May 2010, with the late Easter holidays and royal wedding leading to more passengers at the beginning of the month.

Source : irishtimes-com

08:38 : BAA reports 9.2% rise in May passenger numbers - Airports operator BAA has today reported a sharp rise in passenger numbers at its six British airports in May. BAA, which is majority owned by Spain’s Ferrovial, said 9.3 million ...

Source : financemarkets-co-uk