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London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – Heathrow airport operator BAA will challenge before the Supreme Court the reinstatement of the Competition Commission decision mandating BAA sell two more gateways.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal, in a previous decision, ruled there was apparent bias in the commission’s original decision. The basis of the CAT decision was the advisory role played by Professor Peter Moizer, a member of the commission’s advisory panel, to the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, which owned the Manchester Airport Group. The group was a potential buyer of Gatwick Airport, one of the gateways operated by BAA.

BAA still runs six, namely: Heathrow, Stanstead, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Southampton and Aberdeen Airports.

Lord Justice Maurice Kay of the Court of Appeal ruled that Moizer’s connection was very remote to have influenced the commission’s first decision, which allowed BAA to keep its four original airports in its portfolio.

Since the March 2009 decision of the Competition Commission, BAA has sold Gatwick and is mandated to sell Stansted and Glasgow or Edinburgh Airports.

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