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Heathrow blames CAA fees settlement for failure to return to profit

Government
James Chapple
26 April 2023

Heathrow airport has blamed the CAA’s passenger fees settlement for its failure to return to profit promptly following the pandemic.

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In a trading update, Heathrow on Wednesday (26 April) revealed an adjusted, pre-tax profit of £139 million for the three months to 31 March. This compares with a loss of £223 million for the same Q1 period last year.

Heathrow’s Q1 revenue, meanwhile, increased from £516 million to £814 million, while operational cash flow improved from £278 million to £374 million.

Last month, the CAA denied Heathrow permission to almost double its passenger charges – the fee is charges airlines, per passenger, to use the airport.