Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Aviation

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise a few points, the first of which is for Mr. Gray. We have heard the word "outlier" quite a lot over the past week. It is a term I seldom heard used before the aviation sector came before this committee. It means not sitting with others and somewhat disadvantaged. The figures I want to put to Mr. Gray are those for inbound air traffic for the first 19 days of this month. A total of 88,690 people came into Dublin, 6,751 into Cork, and 3,505 into Shannon. I do not think these figures correspond with what the market share of those airports would typically be, which has been much analysed. I think Dublin Airport normally enjoys 86% of market share. Has there been a deal or a directive that has ensured that, even though there are not many flights landing or taking off, the majority of aviation is departing from and arriving into Dublin? I would like Mr. Gray to answer that, please.

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