Re: Monday 7th July: Panorama on Heathrow

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:10:48 +0100, "tim....." <tims_new_home@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>> They are entitled to ask whatever they like for the services they
provide, 
>> as
>> is anyone else who sells something.
>
>Not they aren't they are a regulated supplier.  They cannot chose to 
>increase their prices.  The Government has to give permission.
>

Regulation doesn't alter the fact they can choose to ask the Government
for
whatever raise they wish.


>> Whether people choose to buy it is they choice.
>
>They are regulated for a reason.  That reason being that their customers 
>(the airlines) can't (logistically) just go elsewhere.

The passenger handling fee is collected by the airlines, but paid for in
the
extra taxes and fees by the passenger. The passenger can choose whatever
air****t or other method of travel they want too. Nobody is forced to us
Heathrow, there are other choices.

Again how they choose to finance improvements is their business decision
and
they can do it however they think best for themselves. Now it might not be
fair or reasonable to make current passengers pay for future improvements
but
BAA can do so if they wish.

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