EasyJet have taken a stand against the new 21% passenger charges increase for 2008-2009. In a letter to the new BAA chief executive Colin Matthews, which has just been made public, EasyJet CEO Andy Harrison wrote:
“Now that the new charging system is in force, some decisions have to be made about how you as airport operator and we as one of your biggest customers handle the situation until the court has ruled, which is likely to be some months away.
“Now that the new charging system is in force, some decisions have to be made about how you as airport operator and we as one of your biggest customers handle the situation until the court has ruled, which is likely to be some months away.
“We would prefer to do this in collaboration with you. With that in mind I would propose an interim arrangement. We will hold back a proportion – the amount is to be agreed – of the £6.97 ($11.04) you have been permitted to charge for each passenger at Gatwick. We will keep the money in a separate account.
“To the extent that our challenge fails, we will hand over the money withheld to you along with any interest accrued. If our challenge succeeds, and a lower charge is then set, we will implement a mechanism to return what we have saved to our customers.”
Here’s hoping that the outcome of a judicial review against Gatwick’s price regulator, conducted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, will go in their favour and the favour of passengers.
“To the extent that our challenge fails, we will hand over the money withheld to you along with any interest accrued. If our challenge succeeds, and a lower charge is then set, we will implement a mechanism to return what we have saved to our customers.”
Here’s hoping that the outcome of a judicial review against Gatwick’s price regulator, conducted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, will go in their favour and the favour of passengers.
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