Cut airport charges 22%

The aviation regulator has proposed a cumulative 22% drop in charges at Dublin Airport over the next five years.

In its draft determination on what the DAA can charge airlines at Dublin on a per-passenger basis between 2015 and 2019, the Commission for Aviation Regulation yesterday proposed that the current price of €10.68 per passenger be lowered to €10.17 next year and by 4.8% each year until a maximum charge of €8.35 is arrived at in 2019.

Explaining the proposals, regulator Cathal Guiomard said the factors that put airport charges under upward pressure in recent times have moved into reverse.