HEATHROW airport’s new charges will “squeeze passengers until the pips squeak,” campaigners have warned.
It follows reports of tensions between the airport management and its board, who are divided over the plans to recoup more than £2.8 billion in losses from airlines and customers.
Heathrow has introduced a series of charges to claw back some revenue after an unprecedented year of losses since the start of the pandemic.
In a 20-page document, the airport outlines dozens of increased charges, including an £8.90 “airport cost recovery charge” that will be added to the cost of all flights, as well as increased baggage charges, increases in costs for persons with reduced mobility, staff car parking, staff ID passes and waste and water charges for businesses operating on the airport premises.