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

Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

That naturally happens in airports in Ireland. We do not run Shannon Airport - we run Cork and Dublin - but one does have co-operation. For the college football game between Navy and Notre Dame in Dublin, a lot of private jets came in. A lot of them came into Shannon, a lot came into Cork and a lot came into Dublin because we could not accommodate them all. One does have that type of co-operation.

While we are capped waiting for the green light on planning, a small number of flights will go to the regional airports in Ireland. A big number will not, because that is the difference between a national hub airport and the regional airports. There is co-operation, principally between Dublin and Cork because they are the two airports that we operate, but we talk to Shannon on a regular basis and we will continue to do so. We have a good relationship with Shannon and the other airports.

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