Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Issues facing the Aviation Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Lynne Embleton:

I will comment on some of that and ask Mr. Moriarty to come in on the conversations with Government. We laid out the steps that could be taken to support aviation and to enable a more rapid restoration of connectivity. That included further confidence on the EWSS for longer. We specifically requested rebates of airport charges that would enable flights to be cash positive faster. We suggested route-specific incentives where those markets were thinner. Typically, they are markets out of the regional airports but there are also thin routes from Dublin to many cities. We would be happy to follow up with more details and suggestions. In principle, incentive-based support packages for specific routes is something we would encourage.

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