Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. On that, we have seen Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam roll back on its cap. The first cuts it made were on business, small jet aviation, charter flights and general aviation. Mr. Jacobs has intimated that is what will happen in Dublin. I have major concerns for small jet travel. It does not matter to Joe Soap but it does to Ireland Inc. We are trying to bring investment here. I have never been in a small jet but the people who fly on those aircraft are very important to the economy and keeping it functioning. They tell me not only is the DAA making it difficult for them, but that they have plans to expand their offering on the western flank of the airport but the DAA is saying "No" and that everything has to come through platinum services. Has the DAA already sounded the death knell for that type of aviation?

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