BAA has sold Gatwick AirportBAA to focus on improving Heathrow By TravelMole on 21 October 2009 in News |
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Gatwick airport is being sold for £1.51 billion to London City Airport owner, US-based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). This comes just three years after Spain's Ferrovial paid £10.1 billion for BAA, which operates seven UK airports. BAA announced its plans to sell Gatwick in September 2008, before the end of the Competition Commission's UK airports market investigation. The agreement will lead to greater competition between airports serving London. Chief executive Colin Matthews said: “Gatwick and its people have long been a central part of BAA and we are proud of the airport's development as one of the world's leading international airports. "BAA is changing and today's announcement marks a new beginning for both Gatwick and BAA. We wish Gatwick well for the future and are confident that the airport will flourish under new ownership. "BAA will focus on improving Heathrow and our other airports." The company has also been ordered to sell Stansted and one of Glasgow or Edinburgh airports, but is appealing against the decision. The sale of Gatwick, which is subject to approval by the European Union, is due to be completed in December. Gatwick, which employs around 2,500 people, opened in 1958 and is the busiest single runway airport in the world, handling 32.2 million passengers in the year to September. CommentsBe the first to leave a comment Add Your CommentPlease note: all comments will be manually verified by our staff before appearing on the site. Please do not try and spam and do not use offending language. If you want to be notified when your post has been published, add your email address below. Related ItemsVirgin Atlantic - Terminal 6BA offers hand-luggage only fares Ryanair cleans up website following OFT investigation European Night of Museums: free entrance and activities after hours BA may buy BMI Heathrow slots The British Airways September Sale is now on! Heathrow Airport experiencing immigration queues of two-and-a-half hours Eurostar Opens For Business At St Pancras The London Dungeon Offers GBP5 Off Entry This Valentines Day The World's Most Tech-Savvy Hotels? Super-lounge with spa at Gatwick London gets a new attraction: cable car across the Thames easyJet starts flights from London Southend Airport London by night: Thames Evening River Cruise fly fabulous fly monarch fly kandi News Archives |
