London airports hike passenger fees
Flying in and out of London will get more expensive. London’s two biggest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, will charge higher fees for passengers effective April 1. According to an Associated Press report, the Civil Aviation Authority said higher fees are needed to pay for airport improvements and for increased security. The report says fees will rise 23.5 percent at Heathrow to the equivalent of $25.82 per passenger. At Gatwick, fees will grow 21 percent to the equivalent of $13.70 per passenger. Although the fee is assessed against airlines, the charge is generally added to ticket prices. Said Paul Ellis, British Airways general manager for airport policy and infrastructure, “These overly generous charges far exceed what is required to upgrade facilities across Heathrow through investment in infrastructure and improved service quality levels.”
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