CC welcome CAT verdict on BAA Stansted Appeal
01-Feb-2012 The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (CAT's) decision to uphold the decision to require BAA to sell Stansted Airport.
Chairman of the BAA Remedies Implementation Group and a member of the original Inquiry Group which reported in 2009, Laura Carstensen, said:
We are very pleased that our decision has been upheld. Whilst BAA is of course entitled to explore the available avenues for challenge, it is now surely time for BAA to accept our findings and proceed with the necessary divestments.
BAA is in the process of selling Edinburgh Airport following our ruling. We will now press ahead to ensure that this is followed promptly by the sale of Stansted Airport, to the benefit of passengers and airlines.