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Heathrow allowed to raise airport charges to fund third runway
The Civil Aviation Authority estimates the maximum airport charge per passenger will rise by about 0.2 pounds in 2028, then increase further in later years.
Heathrow Airport has been permitted by the UK aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, to raise airport charges to airlines as part of cost recovery for the early stages of its third runway project.
Under the regulator's decision, Heathrow can claw back up to £320m through higher charges levied per passenger, a move that is likely to be passed through to ticket prices for flyers.
The CAA also allowed an unsuccessful bidder, Arora Group's Heathrow West, to recover £4.1m in costs by adding them to Heathrow's per-passenger airport charges, alongside Heathrow's own early planning and design costs from 2025 and 2026.
The CAA said safeguards would be in place to protect consumers, including transparency and cost reporting requirements, plus independent expert assurance, and it estimated the maximum charge would increase by around 15 pence in 2028 before rising to an estimated 30 pence in the following years, according to BBC Business.