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Wednesday 15 July 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 7:30 am

Final Gatwick bidder walks away

By: admindrupal

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A consortium led by Manchester Airport Group has walked away from its bid for Gatwick, the UK’s second-largest airport, after it was unable to meet the price being demanded by UK airports group BAA. The consortium, which also includes Spain’s Ferrovial, was the last bidder for the airport but its £1.4bn offer was £100m short.

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