Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport

Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement

2:00 am

Mr. Declan Fitzpatrick:

No. What the Senator is suggesting is that flights coming in from North America should land at Shannon first. I do not know the figures, but I suggest that the difference between landing in Shannon and Dublin is marginal from a sustainability point of view. These aircraft start descending from 39,000 ft. They come in very slowly. It is just minutes between Shannon and Dublin when you are descending in from the Atlantic, so I do not know whether there would be a big difference there when it comes to burning fuel. From our perspective, we do not care where they land once they land safely and securely and everything is done properly.

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