Drama at Heathrow: British Airways Considers Leaving Britain's Busiest Airport

For decades, British Airways has always been the main airline at London Heathrow Airport and has its biggest hub there. Founded in 1946, London Heathrow is one of the world's busiest airport and is one of the biggest airports in the UK, with 4 Terminals.

However, British Airways has begun to consider moving out of Heathrow or cutting down on flights from there. According to the IAG, this is because London airport's fees are already among the highest in the world and are becoming more and more expensive. In October, the CAA announced a plan to raise the cost of the airport's charge per passenger by up to 76%.

To retaliate, the airport compared itself to a supermarket called Aldi, saying that it "offers great food"but many people are "very happy to shop at Waitrose and appreciate the value for money they get".

"Hiking charges will not help. It will not attract demand, it will have the opposite effect.

"If the rise in landing charges goes ahead, I know IAG will not be alone in reconsidering our airlines' use of Heathrow"

A Heathrow spokeswoman retaliated and stated: "The proposed increase in charges of up to £15 is not comparable with airlines charging over £ 2,000 for economy class air fares on US flights over Christmas

"It's true that Heathrow is proposing a higher pandemic price increase than continental airports, but we are neither state-owned nor have we received billions in state aid during the crisis, we rely entirely on private investment."

If Heathrow's prices go up, it may very well be the end of them. Many airlines will leave the airport due to the high costs and the airport may never see the light of day again. British Airways will likely move to Manchester or Gatwick as their new hub.

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