Calls for airport tax to be axed

THE controversial €10 airport tax should be scrapped as a matter of urgency following the announcement of the withdrawal of certain flights from Shannon Airport, the Dáil heard yesterday.

Clare TD, Pat Breen (Fine Gael) called on the Government to “call Michael O’Leary’s bluff” and abandon the tax which was introduced in the October budget.

The Ryanair chief executive has blamed the tax for the decision this week to scale down its operations in Dublin and Shannon airports.