BAA told to sell two London airports

Competition chiefs today signalled the break-up of BAA’s UK airport empire by proposing the company cease running two of its three London airports – Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

The Competition Commission (CC) also recommended that Spanish-owned BAA lose control of either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport.

In a preliminary report, the CC said there were competition problems at each of BAA’s seven UK airports “with adverse consequences for passengers and airlines”.