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Heathrow's owner confirms sell-off of its other three airports
Buyers of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton are Australian bank Macquarie and Spanish firm Ferrovial in deal worth £1bnHeathrow has confirmed it is to sell the other three airports it owns in a deal worth just over £1bn.The buyers for Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports are a consortium formed by Spanish construction firm Ferrovial still the largest single shareholder in Heathrow and Macquarie, the Australian investment bank, which recently sold its interest in Bristol airport.
Little hope for Bradford commuters facing fare hikes
LABOUR has refused to rule out higher rail fares or keeping decrepit trains, in a bleak message for the North's passengers.
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- Heathrow's owner confirms sell-off of its other three airportsBuyers of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton are Australian bank Macquarie and Spanish firm Ferrovial in deal worth £1bnHeathrow has confirmed it is to sell the other three airports it owns in a deal worth just over £1bn.The buyers for Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports are a consortium formed by Spanish construction firm Ferrovial still the largest single shareholder in Heathrow and Macquarie, the Australian investment bank, which recently sold its interest in Bristol airport.
The Herald
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The Independent
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The Telegraph
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Reuters News
- Ferrovial consortium to buy three UK airports for $1.7 billionMADRID/LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial has teamed up with Macquarie Infrastructure Fund to buy three regional British airports for 1.048 billion pounds ($1.7 billion), leaving the owners of London's Heathrow Airport with just one asset.
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus
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Yorkshire Post
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North Wales Live
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Peterborough Telegraph
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The Shields Gazette
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Railnews
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Aviation Industry
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