Dublin Airport charges to fall 19%

Airport charges at Dublin Airport are set to fall by 19%, on a cumulative basis, over the next five years — 3% more than originally envisaged.

The Commission for Aviation Regulation had, back in May, proposed a 22% reduction — from 2015 to 2019 inclusive — on the maximum amount the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) could charge airlines, on a per passenger basis, stating that the factors which had put charges under upward pressure in recent times had moved into reverse.

The DAA can now charge airlines a maximum of €10.30 per passenger, at the airport, in 2015, followed by a cap of €9.87 in 2016, €9.45 in 2017, €9.06 in 2018 and €8.68 in 2019.