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:
Yes, we have done quite a lot of analysis over the years on this particular subject. It is slightly relative because there are always the outliers of the likes of Heathrow Airport but on a European basis, we see Dublin as being roughly average.
On the earlier point we think the regulatory regime that goes into this here is apt because, again Covid-19 aside, the prices that have been imposed on Dublin Airport have enabled it to deliver a healthy profit as well over the long term. They are able to put in the investment, charge the price imposed on them by the regulator, and deliver a healthy profit. We do not see that there is anything wrong with that.
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