Ryanair calls for resignation of CAA chief
29-Sep-2008 |
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Ryanair rejected the statement from the incompetent CAA regulator Harry Bush, who has spent the last 10 years protecting the BAA monopoly and allowing it to ride rough-shod over the reasonable requirements of airlines and passengers at the BAA monopoly airports.
Speaking today, Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:
"Harry Bush and the rest of the failed regulators in the CAA should resign in shame. They have for 20 years allowed the BAA to charge extortionate prices, develop inefficient marble palaces which users don't want or need, and provide appalling third world services to passengers stuck in their third rate, inefficient terminals, which are designed not to help passengers, but to force them through high priced shops, restaurants and duty-free outlets.
"Six months ago Harry Bush after 20 years of failed regulation was calling for Stansted to be de-designated thereby setting the BAA monopoly free to charge airlines and passengers whatever it decided as they were stuck in never-ending security and passport queues. Now that the Competition Commission has exposed this regulatory failure, he is now calling for competition and lower prices.
"He has no credibility. The Competition Commission has proven that he has failed to protect consumer interests and he should go - the sooner the better! If we are going to have competing airports in London, we will need effective regulation to protect passenger interests, and bring an end to the failed regulatory regime of the CAA which always protected the BAA profits.
"The CAA is a failed regulator. They failed to protect users from the BAA monopoly, they failed to protect passengers from the failure of airlines like Silverjet, Zoom and XL, which the CAA licensed as being financially fit to fly, but which went bankrupt stranding thousands of British passengers and visitors. We should pay NO attention to the CAA until it gets rid of the incompetent regulators like Harry Bush and replaces them with people who are committed to and capable of protecting passengers rather than the profits of the BAA monopoly".
(C) Center for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 29-Sep-08
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