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Passengers face fare rises after 37% hike in Heathrow landing fees
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Flying into Heathrow is likely to cost passengers more from January, after the UK regulator approved a 37% hike in landing charges at the country’s busiest airport.
The Civil Aviation Authority has approved an interim rise from £22 to £30.19 a passenger. But the move has failed to appease either airlines – which have condemned the increase – or the airport, which was calling for even higher charges ranging from £32 to £43 to help recoup losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Heathrow’s demands had already caused contention among the airline industry. Willie Walsh, a former chief executive of British Airway’s owner, IAG, who now leads the global airline body Iata, accused the airport of “gouging” its customers.
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