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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question is whether there is a willingness within the airline industry to look outside the box itself to see whether a model can be arrived at in Ireland. We are very interested to see what is happening in Holland at the moment and in any way of going back. Deputy Ó Murchú asked if there could be a relationship between Dublin and Shannon and Mr. Walsh said "No". Why not? In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It cannot just be an emergency landing place for Dublin Airport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are quite discerning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will put the questions Mr. Walsh is raising with us to the representatives of Schiphol Airport and the other authorities with whom we will meet tomorrow. That is where we are going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What happened in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: On what grounds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will IATA fight what is currently under way in Holland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is IATA going to fight that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: To where does IATA take a case to fights that decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that process under way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are going there in good time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We would like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: IATA is going to fight the measures Holland is seeking to bring in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We would appreciate that. Does Deputy Ó Murchú wish to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was my fault, actually.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Could I just go back on a couple of issues? Mr. Walsh mentioned that the landing charges may not comprise a considerable proportion of the cost of operating a plane but that they are important. Could he flesh that out? We hear about airports competing on landing charges and so forth. Why is it so critical?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Net?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If fuel and salaries were stripped out, what would-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If Mr. Walsh was Minister for Transport, what aviation changes would he like to see, looking at the matter from every level? He started out as a pilot, became CEO of an airline and then became CEO of an enormous airline. He has tried every area of the aviation sector and is Irish. If he had the power, what would he like to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was that 5.5% before interest costs were taken into account?