CAA rules on Heathrow airport price controls

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published a consultation on its initial proposals for the next price control at Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL). This will ultimately set the maximum charges the airport operator can charge its airline customers for using the airport for the next five years. The CAA states that it recognises that there is still significant uncertainty in the shape of the aviation industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and that these proposals will “deliver affordable charges for consumers and allow the airport to continue to invest in service quality, while also supporting consumer demand as the