Ryanair calls for the break up of the DAA monopoly
21-Aug-2008 |
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Ryanair welcomed the UK Competition Commission’s call for the break up of the BAA monopoly.
Ryanair has long believed that the three competing London airports will lead to better services for passengers, improved and more efficient facilities and lower fares. Now that monopoly airport ownership, together with an ineffective regulator, has been proven to damage the consumer interest, Ryanair calls on the Irish Government to break up the DAA monopoly.
The Irish Government’s 2003 Programme for Government promised the introduction of a competing terminal at Dublin. Bertie Ahern welched on this promise, as usual in the face of trade union opposition. As a result over EUR800m is being wasted on Terminal 2 when a 25 million passenger terminal could and should be built for less than EUR200m. This will lead to a doubling of passenger charges at Dublin Airport over the coming years unless a competing terminal is developed. Ryanair believes that a competing terminal at Dublin Airport will lead to lower fares and better facilities.
Speaking today, Ryanair’s Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Jim Callaghan said:
“The UK Competition Commission has confirmed that monopoly airports and an inadequate regulator has damaged the consumer interest in the UK. Sadly Ireland has followed this same failed model, which is why Dublin Airport provides such atrocious customer service at ever increasing passenger costs. The way forward is clear, the Government must now break up the DAA monopoly and allow competing terminals to deliver what the airport monopoly has clearly failed to in recent years.
“Irish passengers and visitors deserve better than the high cost, inefficient, badly run DAA monopoly”.
(C) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 21-Aug-08
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