IAG’s Walsh comments in findings from a new study into EU airport charges

In an interview on an Airlines for Europe (A4E) newsletter, Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) commented on the findings of a new independent study by York Aviation on “The Cost and Profitability of European Airports” that showed European passengers are paying excessive airport charges, particularly at monopoly airports and airports which operate under a Dual Till regime. Walsh said that the current system “incentivises airports to spend an exorbitant amount of money at airlines’ and passengers’ expense. This is driving extremely high costs, making European airports uncompetitive as hubs.” According to the York Aviation study,