BAA sues Ryanair over refusal to pay higher charges for Stansted services
05 Aug 2008
Dublin: British airport operator, BAA, has initiated legal action against Europe's biggest low-cost carrier, Ryanair, over its refusal to pay a 15 per cent increase in charges at Stansted airport, Ryanair said on Tuesday. ''We are going to fight the action", a Ryanair spokesman said. "We don't think the fees are warranted."
Irish carrier, Ryanair, had said in April it would not pay the higher charges imposed by BAA.
There was no immediate comment from BAA, owned by Spanish firm Ferrovial, though media quoted its spokesmen as saying that airport charges remained within the limit allowed by the UK regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority.
Ryanair is not alone in its action against BAA, with another low cost operator easyJet also wishing to withhold part-payment of the price rise.
Ryanair, said last month it would cut winter capacity at Stansted, its busiest hub, due to high fuel prices and also because the cost of using Stansted was too high.
