City AM - Baggage handler demands Heathrow red tape overhaul amid cost scrutiny

One of Heathrow’s longest-standing partners has joined a campaign demanding an urgent overhaul of the airport’s regulatory model, saying the hub’s current cost structure and performance languish behind other world-leading hubs.

City AM can reveal that Menzies Aviation, which handles much of the baggage passing through the west London hub, has thrown its weight behind the Heathrow Reimagined campaign, joining the likes of British Airways-owner IAG and Virgin Atlantic to call for a radical shake-up of the airport’s red tape.

Miguel Gomez Sjunnesson, the services giant’s European boss, said that despite the airport’s sky-high fees, its quality of service and track record remained well behind international peers.

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