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:

I will not explain the technology, but, basically, the scheme is that there should be lower charges for more environmentally efficient aircraft like ours. The way the DAA has implemented the scheme means it penalises our more environmentally efficient aircraft. The IAA actually intervened in this regard about a month ago and told the DAA to go back and revise this measure because its environmental modulation scheme was not working and was penalising greener aircraft and incentivising older aircraft. It is insane. Perhaps Mr. McGuinness may have more detail on this scheme.