Ferrovial bought an indirect stake of 55.87% in Heathrow Airport Holdings in 2006. It sold 10.6% to Qatar Holding LLC in 2012 and eventually reduced its stake to 25% in 2013.
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First opened officially as 'London Airport' in 1946 and renamed 'Heathrow' in 1966, today more than 78 million passengers travel through Heathrow Airport annually. Amid the ongoing legal fight over controversial plans to build a third runway by 2026, read more about the airport's history…
Regional airports can be fully privately-owned (e.g. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southampton, Leeds Bradford), a mix of public and private ownership, whereby an airport is owned by both local authorities and private investors (e.g. Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle), or fully publicly-owned (e.g. Scottish island airports, ...
Heathrow is worth about $25 billion, including debt, JPMorgan analysts calculated in May. By JPMorgan's estimates, Ferrovial's Heathrow holding has an equity value of $625 million.
The sale was forced by the Competition Commission, which ruled in 2009 that BAA's monopoly position needed addressing by selling one of its Scottish airports as well as Gatwick and Stansted.
The ownership of StanstedC2 STAL is owned by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), following its recent sale by BAA. MAG is privately managed on behalf of its shareholders, with the major shareholders being: Industry Funds Management (IFM) – 35.5 per cent. Manchester City Council – 35.5 per cent.
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In fact, Heathrow started to go in another direction, dropping most of its runways. It has had only two runways since the 1970s as the shorter strips couldn't keep up with the requirements of modern aircraft such as the new jets that were arriving on the scene.
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