National regulators for EU airport charges

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Series Details 21.11.06
Publication Date 21/11/2006
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Europe's spiralling airport charges, which airlines say are threatening their growth, are to be tackled by powerful independent national regulators under plans being drawn up in Brussels, Jacques Barrot, the Transport Commissioner, said they would mediate between airlines and airports, who are often at loggerheads over rising costs. 'We are proposing a system of national regulators. They must be strong and truly independent of the airports, the airlines and the national authorities,' he said in an interview with the Financial Times, November 2006

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European Commission: DG Energy and Transport: Transport: Air transport: Airports http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air_portal/airports/index_en.htm

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