IATA airline assn joins appeal against Aeroports de Paris tariff hike - report
PARIS (AFX) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) plans to become a plaintiff in an appeal case launched by French airline associations against a series of tariff hikes planned by Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the state-owned Paris airports operator.
According to a report in French daily Les Echos, the IATA, which represents 265 international carriers, claims that the tariff hikes are an unfair use of ADP's monopoly power.
ADP has been authorised by the French government to raise the fees it charges to airlines by 5 pct annually from this year to 2010.
The decision is already being appealed by three French airline associations, the FNAM, Scara and BAR.
The government is planning to launch an initial public offering of ADP shares in the coming weeks.
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