| i have a feeling it may actually be a positive move.... the spannish company is also a construction company, and my god some of our airports need work !
Ferrovial ( the spannish firm) will if the takeover goes ahead get control of southampton airport, also scottish airports currently run by BAA- these i feel are under utilised at present, - heathrow is jam packed, and unless expansion occurrs quickly then alternative locations need to be sought for the increased number of flights into the UK... maybe we should be looking at re routing the increased number of flights ot these quality provincial airports, -southampton is a fine airport.....stanstead is ok, but hardly close to london..... heathrow is just too busy, too full...and gatwick is full of holiday charters and again very very busy...
there is already talk that ferrovial may be forced to sell off gatwick if the takeover goes ahead, this can only improve competition for the airlines/ airports which is ultimately is beneficial for air travellers,- yes it will mean they will need to trim the fat off the business- this will cost jobs but i understand there are alot of ''workers' who are not grafting within the BAA gorup !!!
, i know alot of people who work for BAA ,( my boss was also former maintnenance director for gatwick airport for 12 years) and he says the shake up is well overdue,
also BAA also operate a large majority of the airport functions, eg the baggage handling operations, car parking also the airport retail outlets and associated services- i honestly think that we may see improved service and keener pricing for anything from short stay car park to duty free style shopping if this deal goes through..... at the end of the day competition should be good for passengers and users of the airport.... currently it appears to be a closed market with the only people benefitting is the BAA bankers !
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just gotta keep building !
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