Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair

Mr. Michael O'Leary:

Even more bizarre, our flights to the Canary Islands for winter sun pay the full ETS, which averages out at about €5 per Ryanair passenger. Our winter sun flights to Morocco, right beside the Canary Islands, are exempt because it is outside the EU. We are making flights to Morocco cheaper and penalising winter sun flights to the Canary Islands because the system was designed by a Dutch-----