Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed)

Mr. Reid Moody:

It will be back to the levels of 2019. There are a couple of issues arising that will dampen demand slightly. Heathrow Airport is going to be very difficult at Christmas. The UK Border Force and some of the ground handlers have announced strikes. There is also a train strike in the UK. These things are dulling demand in the London area, which is a key route. However, compared to the last two years, we are back to proper volumes, which means anywhere between 30,000 and 50,000 people per day going through. That is similar to peak summer levels and the communication from the DAA is that it has plans in place to deal with those levels. If we take that at face value, it means there should be enough staff to service the demand. That is what we have to go with at the moment.

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