Government under attack over failure to give clearance for second terminal

RYANAIR has continued its attack on the Government over its failure to give approval to the building of an independent terminal at Dublin Airport.

The airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said yesterday he was “dismayed at the continuing inactivity of the Government in implementing its own election programme to bring forward competition and low-cost efficient facilities at the Irish airports”.

He said the charges at Dublin Shannon and Cork Airport will rise next year and that this was a disincentive for any airline to open up new routes.