Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA
1:10 pm
Mr. Kenny Jacobs:
Yes, Ryanair does not like the underpass. We like the underpass. I cannot see Dublin Airport operating above a capacity of 40 million passengers without the underpass. I think that at some point in time Ryanair will become a fan of the underpass. Ryanair did not like T2. It does not like a lot of the aspects of infrastructure. I love Ryanair. It is great at buying airlines but it does not run airports. That is what we do. It must be remembered that we have 43 airline customers and we have to design for all of them. Ryanair is the simplest and most efficient. We also have airlines that want a five-star service because they are charging people first-class and business-class tickets to go to the Middle East and the United States. We have to build an airport for all. We need the underpass to move vehicles safely from the east side to the west side and back in the airfield. That includes fuel trucks, goods, cargo and at some point in time, it will also include passengers. Aer Lingus and Ryanair will welcome it because they see it getting other operations out of their way over at the west side of the airfield.
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