Revised airports legislation would save European passengers hundreds of millions of Euros

Preliminary results of a York Aviation study on “The Cost and Profitability of European Airports” show that European passengers are paying excessive airport charges, particularly at monopoly airports and airports which operate under a Dual Till regime, reports Airlines for Europe (A4E). Under a Dual Till regime, the profits from airports’ commercial activities such as shopping or parking are not re-invested in lowering airport charges for consumers, despite the fact that this revenue would not be generated without them in the first place. Reviewing the Airport Charges Directive could address this and other issues with the regulation, to the benefit