Passengers could pay price if airlines don’t adhere to Dublin ‘time slots’

AIRLINES using Dublin Airport could be hit with large fines from next year if they fail to use their allocated time slots, under new proposals for controlling aircraft traffic.

Under EU legislation, the Government is obliged to put in place sanctions to penalise airlines that repeatedly and intentionally misuse slots.

The move could result in higher air fares as airlines are likely to pass on the cost of such fines to their customers.