Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Eddie Wilson:
There is. We can see this in other countries. During the week, for example, the UK lifted its restrictions on the Canary Islands, Crete and Denmark, and bookings went up tenfold overnight. People want to do the right thing and we have scared the life out of people to comply with stuff on an unscientific basis when it comes to air travel. I believe if that were to change, then people will travel. The difficulty for Ireland is that we are currently at the bottom of the queue because other countries are already encouraging airlines like Ryanair to put capacity in place for next summer, and we are still faffing around here.
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