Higher airport charges ‘will lead to job losses’

IRELAND will lose more routes and jobs as a result of increased airport charges, according to some of the country’s top analysts.

Following a proposition by the regulator to increase passenger charges at Dublin Airport from €7.39 to €8.35 from next January, analysts said airlines such as Ryanair will likely pull more routes in Ireland and expand at cheaper European airports instead.

This news comes after Ryanair and Aer Lingus both announced that they are cutting routes in Ireland on their winter schedules.