Competition Transport

The infrastrucutre privatization wave of the 1990s changed, but did not eliminate, the government's role in the sector. The scope for introducing competition continues to be limited in many parts of infrastructure businesses, resulting in private monompolies operating at least some segments of most utilities and transport services. Among the main responsibilities of infrastructure regulators are the design and implementation of processes that will ensure the fair distribution of the gains from the transfer of services to private monompolies. Regulators must also therefore concern themselves with measuring relative efficiencies.

The Olympian was Leyland’s answer to the competition that was threatening to take custom away from its second-generation OMO double-deck products.

The break-up of BAA, the blocked takeover of Bratislava airport by the competing Vienna airport and the prohibited subsidy of Ryanair by Brussels South Charleroi Airport have brought the issue of airport competition to the top of the agenda for air transport policy in Europe.