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British Airport Authority: Gatwick in the sights of Virgin Atlantic

London, United Kingdom - The airport is valued about 2 billion pound

Virgin Atlantic boss, Sir Richard Branson, has confirmed he is interested in being part of a consortium to buy Gatwick. Branson announced intentions to buy the airport, which has been valued at more than 2 billion-pound. The move comes two weeks after the Competition Commission said in an interim ruling that BAA may have to sell three of its airports. BAA currently owns seven of the country’s a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1093833

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AirportsAci Europe: calls to suspend the EU-Qatar Aviation Agreement raise serious concerns

For Europe’s airports, communities and economy

Importantly, there is no tangible evidence that the EU Qatar agreement has resulted in Qatar Airways gaining a dominant or unfair market position at the expense of European airlines. In fact, Qatar Airways has not expanded significantly in the European market in recent years –as evidenced by the fact that the airline’s seat capacity deployed in Europe in the current IATA Winter season (October 2025–March 2026) remains -10% below its pre-pandemic (2019) level more