The Competition Commission (CC) will today seek to rubbish accusations of bias levied by airport regulator BAA, whom it has ordered to be broken up.
Addressing the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the CC will spell out its rejection of the charges while once again accusing the regulator of pursuing delaying tactics.
BAA has been ordered to sell three of its bases in Scotland and the south-east of England after the commission concluded that it operates an effective monopoly.
The tribunal heard yesterday (October 19) that BAA believes the CC has abided by an “acute and intolerable” conflict of interest in reaching its verdict.
That allegation hinges on the fact that one of the members of the CC panel, Peter Moizer, has also served as an adviser to an offshoot of the Manchester Airports Group (MAG).
