Watchdog set to force airports sell-off

08.09 Wed Dec 17 2008
BAA may be forced to sell three of its UK airports following a provisional report by the Competition Commission.

BAA to sell Gatwick Airport

Reuters
08.13 Wed Sep 17 2008
Airports operator BAA is to sell Gatwick Airport in the wake of a critical report from the Competition Commission.

BAA to lose three UK airports

Heathrow delays
14.17 Wed Aug 20 2008
Airport operator BAA is to lose control of three airports including two in London, competition chiefs have ruled.

International firms target Gatwick

17.06 Sun Aug 17 2008
A series of international firms are reported to be targeting Gatwick Airport as owner BAA faced being broken up by competition bosses.

Chairman braced for BAA break-up

12.37 Sat Aug 16 2008
The chairman of the British Airports Authority (BAA) expects the break-up of the airport operator to be recommended.

Airport ownership under spotlight

14.11 Tue Aug 12 2008
A report out next week will determine whether there is to be a shake-up of the ownership of some of the UK's biggest airports.

BA delays Terminal 5 switch

Terminal 5
11.26 Fri Apr 11 2008
British Airways will delay moving most of its long-haul flights to the cursed Terminal 5 building at Heathrow.

BAA fingerprint plan on hold

Fingerprint machine
23.24 Wed Mar 26 2008
BAA will not be fingerprinting passengers at Heathrow's Ternminal 5 (T5), which opens on Thursday.

MPs slam BAA London monopoly

Heathrow Airport
08.37 Sat Mar 15 2008
MPs have called for a break-up of BAA's monopoly of major London airports saying the company had "mismanaged resources".

Air passengers face price hike

11.46 Thu Mar 13 2008
A new price-control ruling means passengers at the UK's two busiest airports will face fare rises over the next five years.

Air fares to rise over landing fees hike

Planes at Heathrow
12.34 Tue Mar 11 2008
Fares are likely to rise after airlines were told they will be charged substantially higher landing fees at the UK's two busiest airports.

Stansted expansion plans unveiled

11.43 Tue Mar 11 2008
Plans to build a second runway at Stansted Airport have been unveiled.

BAA's bid to reduce debt

World Duty Free shopBAA Limited
07.43 Tue Mar 11 2008
Airports operator BAA has sold its World Duty Free business in a deal worth £546.6 million.

Next week's airport strike called off

17.29 Mon Dec 31 2007
The first in a series of New Year strikes planned by BAA workers has been called off after progress was made in last minute talks.

Airport strike talks remain deadlocked

19.17 Thu Dec 27 2007
Talks aimed at averting a series of New Year strikes at Britain's biggest airports have ended without agreement.

Strike to hit New Year travel

Airport queues
18.51 Fri Dec 21 2007
Travel chaos looms over the New Year as workers at seven airports have voted to stage a series of strikes in a row over pensions.

Campaigners stage climate protests

14.04 Mon Aug 20 2007
Climate change campaigners have marked the end of a week-long protest at Heathrow Airport with a series of demonstrations across the UK.

BAA rapped over airline complaints

23.13 Thu Aug 09 2007
Competition chiefs have received complaints from airlines about the "poor quality of service and facilities" at BAA-run airports

Groups celebrate 'limited' injunction

British Airways
09.34 Tue Aug 07 2007
Green groups are celebrating after claiming that BAA only won a "limited High Court injunction" ahead of a protest taking place next week.

Heathrow wins protest injunction

08.29 Tue Aug 07 2007
Heathrow operator BAA has won a legal bid for an injunction to protect the airport from unlawful direct action during a green protest.

BAA seeks 'mother of all injunctions'

Heathrow Airport
20.44 Wed Aug 01 2007
Airports operator BAA is seeking "the mother of all injunctions" at the High Court to prevent a major Heathrow protest from taking place.

Ryanair to reduce Stansted service

08.58 Tue Jul 31 2007
Ryanair is planning to cut back flights from Stansted after criticising the airport's high costs and "appalling" service.