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:
We want to have that modest increase. I reiterate that it is a modest increase. We never want to be a high-cost airport like Heathrow Airport. We want to stay a discounter and celebrate that we are really cheap. Is resilience in our operation vital? Yes. Is that linked to getting a modest increase in the charge? Yes it is, so that is why we are challenging that part of the regulatory model - the OpEx part of the registry model, particularly around things like security resilience and operational resilience. It is essential rather than vital. Is it going to mean that we are now going back to 30-minute security queues? No, I do not ever want to go back there. We have a very good performance in security. I have stated our ambition. Ultimately I would love 90% of people using Dublin Airport to get through security in 15 minutes or less. If I ask the travelling public if they would agree with a modest increase in the charges if they get through Dublin Airport in 15 minutes or less, I think they would say generally they are happy to do that, and they would support that. We want to remain an ultra-low-charge airport going forward. We want a modest increase in charges. That is linked to resilience and being able to deliver the infrastructure programme that allows us to add the gates and stands that we want.
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