Ryanair hits out at move to deregulate Stansted charges

Air passengers will be hit by a decision today to alter what airlines can be charged for using one of the UK’s busiest airports, according to low-cost airline Ryanair.

Just three UK airports – Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted – are “regulated”, in that the amounts the airports’ bosses can charge airlines for using them is capped by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).