Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed)

Mr. Eddie Wilson:

I do not have the specifics but what the Deputy may be alluding to is that somebody booked a flight, probably at a much earlier time, and then availed of lower fares. That person then wanted to change it to another time when other people had booked but the fares have increased and they paid the appropriate fare differences. That is what I can best guess in that regard. The Deputy should believe me that we have enough of a problem filling flights without putting in additional charges. There are no additional charges in that. It would be a reflection on the popularity of the particular flight in question.