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Aug 26, 2013 (newstodate): The group behind plans for a new independent low-cost terminal at Copenhagen Airport, Terminal A is waiting for the second round in its fight against the Danish Transport Authority.
Terminal A lost the first round in the battle to gain rights to build a new low-cost terminal, complete with its own independent infrastructure, on the airport's eastern outskirts, separate from the airport's other infrastructure and near the airport cargo area.
After the airport's initial refusal to rent out land for construction of the terminal, the issue was brought by the project group to the Danish Competition Authority that, however, decided on January 25, 2012, to refer the issue to the Danish Ministry of Transportation as the aviation authority Trafikstyrelsen decided to support the airport's stand.
And Trafikstyrelsen later in 2012 ruled that the project cannot be granted access to the airport due to issues of security.
Next, Terminal A filed an appeal at Denmark's Eastern High Court hoping for a reversal of the verdict that it sees as an effort to prolong and protect Copenhagen Airport's own interests thus running against free competition.
-We hope to obtain a clear answer by the Danish Transport Ministry and the Danish Transport Authority whether Terminal A is really a problem under existing legal regulations - and if so, what problem, says Mogens Kornbo, a leading partner in the project and formerly with Copenhagen Airport.
-So far we have never received any definite answer to this and we suspect this to indicate that there is actually no legal problem. The issue could be that the authorities just seek to protect Copenhagen Airport for political reasons, allowing the airport to keep its monopoly for as long as possible.
The Terminal A group will, however, have to wait till Spring 2014, after which it expects the Danish Transport Authority to be forced to back down from its current position after a positive ruling by the High Court.
Terminal A lost the first round in the battle to gain rights to build a new low-cost terminal, complete with its own independent infrastructure, on the airport's eastern outskirts, separate from the airport's other infrastructure and near the airport cargo area.
After the airport's initial refusal to rent out land for construction of the terminal, the issue was brought by the project group to the Danish Competition Authority that, however, decided on January 25, 2012, to refer the issue to the Danish Ministry of Transportation as the aviation authority Trafikstyrelsen decided to support the airport's stand.
And Trafikstyrelsen later in 2012 ruled that the project cannot be granted access to the airport due to issues of security.
Next, Terminal A filed an appeal at Denmark's Eastern High Court hoping for a reversal of the verdict that it sees as an effort to prolong and protect Copenhagen Airport's own interests thus running against free competition.
-We hope to obtain a clear answer by the Danish Transport Ministry and the Danish Transport Authority whether Terminal A is really a problem under existing legal regulations - and if so, what problem, says Mogens Kornbo, a leading partner in the project and formerly with Copenhagen Airport.
-So far we have never received any definite answer to this and we suspect this to indicate that there is actually no legal problem. The issue could be that the authorities just seek to protect Copenhagen Airport for political reasons, allowing the airport to keep its monopoly for as long as possible.
The Terminal A group will, however, have to wait till Spring 2014, after which it expects the Danish Transport Authority to be forced to back down from its current position after a positive ruling by the High Court.