Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion

Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

It is less about capacity and more about infrastructure. The infrastructure is in place for any type of fuel. It is less an issue for the airport. We are big supporters of sustainable aviation fuel but ultimately that is up to the fuel companies and to the airlines wanting to fill their aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel. The infrastructure is already in place. That is essentially the liquid that goes into the tanks that goes into the infrastructure that gets filled into the aeroplanes. The infrastructure already exists. It is less about capacity and more down to the world and the fuel manufacturers creating more sustainable aviation fuel. At the moment there is not enough of that to meet the demands of the airlines. The airlines are in a good place because they are making commitments to have higher percentages of their fuel use being with sustainable aviation fuels. The airlines are going in the right direction, but the volume of sustainable aviation fuel that is available to meet the demand of airlines is playing catch-up. I hope that it does catch up, but the airport infrastructure is already in place to work with sustainable aviation fuel. There is no change in the infrastructure required.

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