Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Aviation Policy: Dublin Airport Authority

Mr. Vincent Harrison:

This is where thinking through these in a policy context is important. For example, transit operations typically operate at an airport where they have other activities so that they can leverage the use of the same resources because by definition, that airline can choose to conduct that activity in multiple places. They will typically choose where they are already doing work and have a team. If that moves to somewhere else it may be completely outside of the country. Cargo operations tend to be located where the cargo is and the activity is so clearly, the economies of scale of Dublin are what one is competing with here as opposed to the economies of scale of Dublin Airport. Any other area or region in the country that makes itself attractive for that business has the opportunity to bid for it. In a highly competitive industry, we need to move away from any sense of directing things, because we may end up directing them out of the country completely, as opposed to within the country.

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