00:00For the next 20 to 25 years, higher airline charges to use Heathrow Airport,
00:06which are typically passed on to passengers in airfares, are expected.
00:12The charges increase will be down to the Civil Aviation Authority's permission for Heathrow
00:18to recover £320 million spent on its proposal to build a third runway since the start of last year.
00:27The CAA said its decision will increase the maximum airport charge per passenger by about 15 pence in 2028,
00:37rising to an estimated 30 pence in subsequent years.
00:42British Airways, the largest airline at Heathrow, warned that early cost recovery by Heathrow Airport Ltd
00:51would create a risk that expansion will be unaffordable for consumers
00:56and inconsistent with a credible benefits case, according to a CAA document.
01:03Airlines have repeatedly complained that Heathrow has the highest charges of any airport in the world.
01:09The money that can be recovered includes the planning and design costs necessary to develop a credible expansion proposal,
01:17including preparing material to support a future Development Consent Order application.
01:24Last month, the Government launched a consultation on its Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement.
