The British Airways boss has found to his dismay that London Heathrow Airport's third runway will result in the demolition of his swanky headquarters.
Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG, BA's mother or father firm, solely made the conclusion after consulting a map of the plans, insisting he was by no means instructed by Heathrow, which counts the airline as its greatest shopper.
Moreover, it seems that IAG will truly must pay, partially, for the destruction of the £200 million Waterside construction - positioned in Harmondsworth - which has served as the corporate's headquarters since 1998.
Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG, has found to his dismay that Heathrow airport's third runway will result in the demolition of his swanky headquarters, pictured
Mr Walsh, left, solely made the conclusion after consulting a map of the plans, insisting he was by no means instructed by Heathrow that Waterside, proper, could be destroyed
Mr Walsh instructed The Guardian: 'We had been by no means truly knowledgeable or suggested by Heathrow that they meant to knock down our headquarters.'
He claims he solely made the invention after learning the not too long ago launched Airport Fee report on the brand new runway.
The way in which airways are charged signifies that successfully BA can be paying for its personal workplace to be demolished.
'We will not have a state of affairs the place I find yourself paying for the destruction of my very own head workplace,' Mr Walsh added.
A Heathrow spokesperson denied the claims, telling The Guardian: 'British Airways has been consulted on the element of our enlargement plans all through, together with choices for the relocation of Waterside forward of the submission to the Airports Fee.'
We will not have a state of affairs the place I find yourself paying for the destruction of my very own head workplace
Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG
The huge 115-hectare artifical park that hosts the HQ boasts services together with a lake, restaurant, auditorium and its personal Waitrose grocery store.
It's cut up into sections which are themed round completely different continents, with Cherry bushes planted within the Asian space and Birch saplings in Europe's part, amongst others.
Heathrow's plan is to construct a brand new 11,400ft runway round two miles north of the present runways at an estimated price of £17.6billion, set to open by 2026.
British Airways runs roughly half of all flights at Heathrow Airport, however the relationship between them has lengthy been tense.
British Airways runs roughly half of all flights at Heathrow Airport, pictured, however the relationship between them has lengthy been tense
On the Airport Operators Affiliation convention in London yesterday, Mr Walsh blasted the airport as being 'fats, dumb and glad' in comparison with different hubs which have a tough time encouraging airways to make use of them.
Heathrow's plans for a 3rd runway have been within the works for almost 50 years - and has proved controversial, notably with environmentalists and native residents.
Regardless of being given the federal government go-ahead, Britain's Overseas Secretary Boris Johnson stated final month that the mission was 'undeliverable' and 'very seemingly can be stopped'.
MailOnline has contacted Heathrow Airport for remark.
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