Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Pay inequality dispute
Unite threatened industrial action after a dispute over employee pay and reported concerns about the increase in chief-executive remuneration compared with the proposed increase for staff.
2010
Snow disruption and winter-resilience criticism
BAA faced criticism over alleged underinvestment in snow and ice-clearing capability after severe winter weather caused runway closures and extensive delays at Heathrow.
2007
Heathrow protest injunction controversy
BAA sought legal restrictions on potential climate protesters planning a camp near Heathrow. Although the final injunction was narrower than the company’s critics feared, civil-society groups described the action as an excessive attempt to restrict lawful protest. Two BAA corporate-affairs staff later resigned.