AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  RYANAIR CALLS ON REGULATOR TO REJECT £2.2bn TA J MAHAL AT          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Humberside Airport View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jim Mason Guest Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:02 pm    Post subject: RYANAIR CALLS ON REGULATOR TO REJECT £2.2bn TA J MAHAL AT RYANAIR CALLS ON REGULATOR TO REJECT £2.2bn “TAJ MAHALâ€� AT STANSTED News Release --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 30.01.07 RYANAIR CALLS ON REGULATOR TO REJECT £2.2bn “TAJ MAHALâ€� AT STANSTED Ryanair, which is Stansted’s largest airline customer (with over 60% of its traffic) today (Tuesday, 30th January 2007) called upon the Civil Aviation Authority – the regulator of the BAA airport monopoly – to reject the £2.2bn. Taj Mahal planned by BAA Stansted for the second runway and terminal at the airport. Ryanair and the other airline users at Stansted are opposed to this gold plated design. The airlines believe that the second runway and terminal can and should be built for less than £1bn, less than half the BAA monopoly’s figure. The airlines’ plan would also require just 200 hectares of Essex countryside, thereby reducing by more than 50% the unnecessary land grab proposed by the BAA. Commenting on these plans this morning, Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, said: “This £2.2bn Taj Mahal is opposed by Stansted’s airlines, its passengers and the local community. This will lead to a doubling of the already high passenger charges at Stansted and will be a double whammy for British passengers and visitors on top of greedy Gordon Brown’s £10 airport tax, which starts on Thursday. The second runway and terminal plans submitted by the airlines would cost less than half the monies proposed by the BAA monopoly and do away with an increase in passenger charges. “At a time when a low cost efficient airport like Frankfurt Hahn can design and build a 15M passenger terminal for less than €100m, there is no justification for the BAA airport monopoly to waste £1.4bn. on a similar sized terminal facility. These figures show that the BAA airport monopoly wastes money building gold plated Taj Mahals that its airlines don’t want and its passengers don’t need. “Its about time that the Civil Aviation Authority, which is supposed to regulate the BAA monopoly, in the interests of its users put a stop to this waste and overspending and forced the BAA Stansted to build facilities which the airline customers want and its passengers will use. This morning’s confirmation that BAA Stansted intends to push through this badly designed Taj Mahal despite the opposition of its airline users provides further support to the widespread calls for this out of control airport monopoly to be broken up and allow competition to deliver where a regulated monopoly has clearly failed. “Ryanair will oppose these plans during the planning process and if necessary in the courts. We have no intention of allowing this greedy monopoly to double passenger charges and hike up the cost of air travel at Stanstedâ€�. -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Humberside Airport All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Aviation----------------alt.aviationAviation safety EnhancementPlanes, gliders and flying in AustraliaAviation et pilotage (Français)rec.aviationAviation (Aerobatics)Hot air, gas balloons and airshipsHang-gliding, paragliding, foot-launched flightAircraft Design & BuildingInstrument Flight RulesAviation (Classifieds)Military AircraftNaval AviationAviation (Miscellaneous Topics)Owning AirplanesAviators (General Discussions)Aviation related productsAircraft RestorationHelicopters and rotary wing aircraftsFlight SimulationSailplanesAviation (Students)Light aircraftFlying related activities in the UK Airports----------------alt.airportsEdinburgh Airport Glasgow Airport Humberside Airport Luton Airport Aberdeen Airport Glasgow Prestwick Airport  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.