OFT report prompts further questions over BAA break-up

18-Dec-2006

UK. The Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) plan to refer BAA to the Competition Commission is a blow for the UK airports group and new owner Grupo Ferrovial, as are the damning results of the OFT’s market study on the UK airports industry

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OFT CEO John Fingleton cited evidence of poor quality and high charges in the hard-hitting report. “We believe that the current market structure does not deliver the best value for........

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