8-Sep-2017 8:24 AM
ACI EUROPE DG criticises 'constant bickering' regarding airport infrastructure financing models
ACI EUROPE DG Olivier Jankovec stated (Sep-2017) recent discussions regarding how to finance airport infrastructure in Europe have "systematically led to entrenched, yet mostly sterile debates". "Constant bickering about issues such as single-versus-dual tills, consultation mechanisms, cost-relatedness and transparency all come down to airlines asking for more regulatory intervention to control airports", he said. Mr Jankovec said calls by airlines for changes in the financing of airport infrastructure often contain "a total disregard not just for market reality, but also for policy choices already made by governments". [more - original PR]