维珍大西洋航空愤怒回应希思罗机场强制达美航空换航站楼维珍大西洋航空对希思罗机场决定强制其合资伙伴搬迁至另一航站楼做出愤怒回应，并警告此举将导致旅客票价上涨。
Virgin Atlantic fury as Heathrow forces Delta terminal move Virgin Atlantic Airways has reacted furiously after Heathrow Airport decided to force its joint venture partner to relocate to another terminal - a move it warned would risk driving fares up for passengers.
《天空新闻》获悉，希思罗机场有限公司于周二上午开始通知航空公司客户，告知其大约每十年一次的航站楼占用审查结果。
Sky News can reveal that Heathrow Airport Limited began informing airline customers on Tuesday morning of the outcome of its roughly once-a-decade review of terminal occupancy.
据了解，机场方面已安排于下午1点与航空公司召开电话会议，说明拟议的重新分配方案的完整细节。
A call with airlines is understood to have been convened for 1pm to outline full details of the proposed reallocation.
业内人士表示，在希思罗运营的约80家航空公司中，只有少数会被要求搬迁。
Industry insiders said only a small number of the roughly 80 carriers which operate from Heathrow would be obliged to move.
据知情人士透露，由国际航空集团拥有、在希思罗5号航站楼运营的英国航空不会被要求搬迁。
British Airways, which is owned by International Airlines Group and operates out of Terminal 5 at Heathrow, is not being moved, according to insiders.
消息人士称，持有维珍大西洋航空股份并与其签有代码共享协议的达美航空已获通知，将不得不于2028年起将其业务从3号航站楼迁至4号航站楼。
Sources said that Delta Air Lines, which has an ownership stake in Virgin Atlantic and a code-share agreement with it, had been notified that it would have to shift its operations out of Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 from 2028.
这一举措引发了由理查德·布兰森爵士创立的这家航空公司的强烈不满。维珍大西洋航空首席执行官科内尔·科斯特表示：“如果2028年实施，希思罗机场将达美航空与维珍大西洋航空分开、把达美迁至地处偏远的4号航站楼的决定，将给客户带来不便，削弱竞争并减少选择。”
The move sparked anger from the airline founded by Sir Richard Branson, with Virgin Atlantic's chief executive, Corneel Koster, who said: "If implemented in 2028, Heathrow's decision to separate Delta Air Lines from Virgin Atlantic, moving Delta to the remotely located Terminal 4, would create friction for customers, weaken competition and reduce choice.
“当所有其他机场都在寻求让合资伙伴共用航站楼时，希思罗却选择在合作十多年后拆散我们的伙伴关系。”科斯特警告称，维珍大西洋航空将寻求对希思罗机场有限公司的这一决定提出挑战，尽管目前尚不清楚公司可利用何种法律途径。他补充道：“如果这一方案推行下去，消费者将为此买单。”一位知情人士将这一举措形容为“一个垄断强化了另一个垄断”。
"As all other airports seek to co-locate joint venture partners, Heathrow has chosen to split ours after more than a decade together." Mr Koster warned that Virgin Atlantic would move to challenge HAL's decision, although it was unclear what legal mechanisms would be available to the company. "If this goes ahead, consumers will pay the price," he added. One source described the move as "one monopoly reinforcing another monopoly".
希思罗机场发言人对天空新闻表示：“在与航空公司客户磋商后，希思罗制定了一项明确计划，旨在充分利用现有航站楼产能，为旅客提供更好的整体体验，同时增强运营韧性并为增长腾出空间。
A Heathrow spokesperson told Sky News: 'Following consultation with our airline customers, Heathrow has developed a clear plan to make the best use of current terminal capacity and deliver a better overall experience for passengers, as well as strengthening operational resilience and creating room for growth.
“随着经由希思罗出行的需求持续增长而产能依然受限，极少数的搬迁将释放各航站楼更多产能，减少拥堵，改善旅客在机场内的流动，并有助于控制旅客成本。
"As demand to travel through Heathrow continues to grow and capacity remains constrained, the small number of moves will unlock more capacity across terminals, reduce congestion, improve the flow of passengers through the airport and help keep passenger costs down.
“我们致力于在推进这些变更时与航空公司客户密切合作。” 此次重新分配正值希思罗及英国航空业更广泛领域的敏感时期，尽管扩建英国最繁忙机场的议题已在政治议程上处于优先位置数十年，但至今仍未解决。
"We are committed to working closely with our airline customers as these changes are delivered." The reallocation comes at a sensitive time for Heathrow and the wider UK aviation sector, with expansion of the UK's busiest airport remaining unresolved despite being near the top of the political agenda for decades.
希思罗机场控股公司提出了一项耗资330亿英镑的第三跑道方案，这是机场总计490亿英镑升级计划的一部分。
HAL has proposed a third runway costing £33bn, part of a wider £49bn upgrade of the airport.
虽然将于周三发布首份预算案的约翰·希利已表示支持扩建，但安迪·伯纳姆似乎对这一前景持冷淡态度。
While John Healey, who delivers his maiden budget on Wednesday, has indicated his support for the expansion, Andy Burnham has appeared to be lukewarm about the prospect.
希思罗内部人士称，重新分配计划获得了代表希思罗81%旅客量的航空公司支持。
Heathrow insiders said the reallocation plans had been supported by airlines representing 81% of Heathrow's passengers.
他们补充说，最终方案涉及的航空公司搬迁最少、资本支出最低、交付速度最快，在所有备选方案中与航空公司增长计划的契合度最佳。
They added that the final decision involved the fewest airline moves, the least capital expenditure and could be delivered the fastest, providing the best alignment with airlines' growth plans of all the scenarios examined.
科斯特尔补充道：“我们在希思罗与达美航空深度整合的合资企业，支撑着我们提供的体验和竞争优势。
Mr Koster added, however: "Our deeply integrated joint venture with Delta at Heathrow underpins the experience and competitive benefits we deliver.
“它实现了快速无缝衔接、运营韧性和效率，同时为英国航空-美国航空合资企业提供了最有力的竞争，有助于为客户争取更低票价和更多选择。”
"It enables fast and seamless connections, operational resilience and efficiency, while providing the most meaningful competition to the British Airways-American Airlines joint venture, helping secure lower fares and choice for customers.
“将我们的运营与面向客户的服务分开，将破坏这些优势并削弱我们的联合业务。
"Separating our operations and customer-facing services would undermine these benefits and weaken our joint business.
“对英国本土航空公司及其合作伙伴而言，公平竞争的环境对消费者和英国经济至关重要。
"A level playing field for UK-based carriers and their partners is vital for consumers and the UK economy.
“考虑到希思罗机场的显著市场力量及其对英国长途竞争的预期影响，我们将考虑所有可用选项来挑战这一结果。”去年，希思罗机场接待了接近8400万名乘客，税前利润增长31%，达到9.17亿英镑。
"Given Heathrow's significant market power and the expected impact on UK long-haul competition, we will now consider all available options to challenge this outcome." Last year, Heathrow served close to 84m passengers, with pre-tax profits rising 31% to £917m.