Labour wants airports report published

The Government must identify whether there has ever been a comprehensive business plan to back up its policy of breaking up Aer Rianta, the Labour Party insisted last night.

After revealing details of a confidential Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) report into how Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports would fare as independent companies, Labour leader Pat Rabbitte called on the Government to publish it to allow independent analysis.

According to the report, findings of the consultant's report Shannon would be unviable as a single entity while Cork would suffer substantial losses.