Airport operator BAA will find out today whether it will be forced to sell Stansted and one of its Scottish aiports.
The Competition Appeal Tribunal will rule whether the Competition Commission was right to demand that BAA’s monopoly in Scotland and England be broken up.
Following a hearing in October this year, the tribunal will hand down its judgement in London today.
BAA appealed a ruling by the commission in March that it should sell Gatwick, Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airport. Spanish- owned BAA had already decided to sell Gatwick to Global Infrastructure Partners, which owns London City airport.
The Competition Commission ruled that BAA’s monopoly was leading to poor service for customers. However, BAA has argued that the commission has not taken into account the affect the recession would have on the sale of the airports.
It is thought if BAA is forced to make the sale, it will choose to sell Glasgow airport rather than Edinburgh.