European Commission’s plans to regulate charges at European airports have come in for criticism from the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA).
John Hanlon, ELFAA’s secretary general, said in a statement: ‘ELFAA has repeatedly said that competition and not regulation should determine the future of Europe’s airports. The emergence of low fares airlines offering direct, point-to-point services has rejuvenated previously under-utilised regional and secondary airports across Europe and the resulting increased competition has forced these and some of the main city airports to seek efficiencies and lower their charges.
‘There is therefore no need to regulate these competitive airports, as regulating them will only impose an unnecessary administrative burden and increase costs without positively impacting the level of charges.’ Read more.