Continued regulation of Gatwick will protect the interests of all passengers who use the airport.
easyJet’s preference is always to engage constructively with airports to reach commercial agreements which are in both parties interests - and the interests of passengers - and so agrees in principle with the CAA's new approach to regulation at Gatwick.
However, despite easyJet’s efforts to achieve such an agreement with Gatwick we were unable to reach a mutually agreeable commercial deal.
This reflects the market power which Gatwick wields and shows the need for continued regulation.
easyJet is disappointed with the proposed charges of RPI +1% which appears to be driven by capital expenditure that doesn't provide value for money for passengers and an unreasonably high cost of capital.
easyJet will respond to the CAA asking for it to reduce the proposed charges.
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