Low-cost airline Ryanair welcomed news that Stansted is in line for a new runway.
The Irish carrier said a second runway at the airport would be good news for passengers, allowing Stansted's capacity to double from 20m to 40m a year.
Ryanair's head of communications Paul Fitzsimmons took the opportunity to call for the break up of what it claimed was BAA's monopoly on London airports.
"It is wrong that BAA would be proposing to charge its customers, the travelling public, upfront for facilities they will not be able to use for several years."
Published Tuesday December 16, 2003
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