Regulating airport operators: draft guidance on market power test
Detail of outcome
皇冠体育app consultation on market power has closed and the .
Original consultation
Consultation description
皇冠体育app Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is consulting on draft guidance about the application of the market power test. 皇冠体育app Civil Aviation Act 2012, requires that the CAA regulates certain airport operators by means of a licence if they meet the requirements of this test.
皇冠体育app market power test consists of 3 parts:
- test A - whether an airport operator has substantial market power (SMP)
- test B - whether competition law does not provide sufficient protection against the risk of abuse of the SMP
- test C - whether the benefits of regulating the airport operator by means of a licence outweigh the adverse effects