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Airports disappointed FAA bill doesn't raise PFC cap
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Aaron Karp
February 8, 2012

US airports are happy that the newly passed FAA reauthorization legislation restores "stability" to agency operations—and, by extension, airport construction project planning—but the bill's lack of a passenger facility charge (PFC) increase is a definite loss for airports.

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BAA loses appeal, must sell London Stansted 2

By Cathy Buyck | February 1, 2012

UK airports operator BAA lost its appeal Feb. 1 of a 2009 ruling by the UK Competition Commission (CC) that had the effect of directing it to sell London Stansted (STN).

“It is now surely time for BAA to accept our findings and proceed with the necessary divestments,” said Laura Carstensen, who chairs the CC's BAA Remedies Implementation Group.

Seoul Incheon discounts landing fees to attract new airlines 2

By Kurt Hofmann | February 1, 2012

Seoul Incheon (ICN) is discounting landing fees in an aggressive marketing campaign aimed at attracting new airlines to South Korea’s main international airport. ICN is offering a 100% discount on landing fees for new carriers in their first year of operation at the airport, followed by 75% off in the second year and a 50% reduction in year three.

UK CAA pushes for increased airport capacity

By Cathy Buyck | February 1, 2012

The UK government needs to commit to a long-term aviation policy that focuses on consumers and allows airport capacity to develop, specifically in southeast England, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in a report released last month. It warned that without such a policy there is a risk that fares would go up, route choice would drop and the UK economy would suffer.

Moscow Sheremetyevo traffic up 16.7% in 2011

By Polina Borodina | February 1, 2012

Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) served 22.6 million passengers in 2011, 16.7% more than 2010. Traffic on international routes increased 18.1% and reached 14.5 million. Traffic on domestic routes was 8 million, up 14.3% over 2010.

Russian carriers with the highest growth at the airport were Aeroflot, Transaero, Nord Wind, Air France and Turkish Airlines. The most popular foreign destinations were Antalya, Paris, Istanbul, Prague and Beijing. The highest demand was on the St. Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar and Yekaterinburg routes.

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