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Old January 20th 13, 09:46 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Heathrow Connect and Oyster

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
12:35:23 on Sun, 20 Jan 2013,
remarked:
As I keep saying it's high time the evil nonsense of the BAA (or
whatever it's called this week) monopoly was brought to an end. It should
be incorporated into the London public transport network


Given that BAA paid for it to be built, are you prepared to buy it
off them at cost (or some other larger figure)?


Like the PFI companies and Croydon Tramlink? BAA have had an ample return on
their investment by now.

like pretty well every other airport train service in the world.


You are sorely mistaken. Premium (extra cost) services to airports
are very much the norm.


Examples? No premiums to the last two European airports I've used.
Admittedly Berlin Tegel was bus (at standard fare) not rail.

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Colin Rosenstiel