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New Heathrow charges will ‘squeeze passengers until the pips squeak’
Campaigners say the airport's £2.8bn losses mean a third runway is ‘out of reach’
A view over Heathrow airport

HEATHROW airport’s new charges will “squeeze passengers until the pips squeak,” campaigners have warned.

It follows reports of tensions between the airport management and its board, who are divided over the plans to recoup more than £2.8 billion in losses from airlines and customers.

Heathrow has introduced a series of charges to claw back some revenue after an unprecedented year of losses since the start of the pandemic.

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