Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed)

Mr. Eddie Wilson:

I will take that question. I am not up to speed on the bus traffic between Dublin and Shannon but I do not doubt that is the case. We have made significant investment not just in Dublin Airport but also in Shannon Airport. We are a big supporter of Shannon Airport and Cork Airport as well. We won a lot of services from Shannon Airport and our hope is that we can continue that relationship and develop and grow it. However, if we do not have markets to connect to, those regional airports are probably the ones that will be much weaker than the city airports such as Dublin.

What we should do, in line with the aviation task force, is to have an incentive scheme for airport charges so that we can do something to stimulate the industry, hang on to the traffic we have and, hopefully, grow it when we come out the other side. We have a long road ahead of us. Buses are not factored into our planning on where we allocate resources.

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