Call for Competition Authority to probe €10 airport tax

THE Competition Authority was yesterday called on to investigate the €10 government ticket tax being levelled on passengers when they travel out of Irish airports following a warning from Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary that it would kill his airline’s growing business at Shannon.

With the exception of Liverpool, the full charge will be levied on all of Shannon’s routes.

A huge percentage of Dublin airport passengers will only pay a reduced €2 tax as many Dublin destinations to British airports are less than the permitted 300kms away. The lower tax applies to fights within the so-called domestic radius.