Dilger to step down from Dublin Airport Authority
DAA chief executive Declan Collier thanked Mr Dilger for his contribution during the past two years.
“David has been an excellent chairman of the company and we wish him well in the future,” he said.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar said he regretted the decision. “I understand from David Dilger that he wishes to resign as chairman of the DAA for personal reasons. I regret Mr Dilger’s decision to stand down, and would like to thank him for his contribution as chairman since he was appointed in May 2009.
“Mr Dilger’s period at the helm of the DAA coincided with a very difficult time for the company.
“Mr Dilger successfully steered the company through these difficult circumstances. He also oversaw the successful completion of Terminal Two, which opened on time and on budget. This achievement is a tribute to his time as chairman of the DAA,” said the minister.
Ryanair said Mr Dilger has presided over the €1.2 billion cost of Dublin Airport’s T2 terminal and record traffic collapses at Cork, Dublin, and Shannon Airports from 30 million passengers in 2008 to just over 20m in 2010.
Ryanair also called for the rest of the “failed board of the DAA airport monopoly to resign given their responsibility for the traffic collapse and losses at the DAA’s three airports over the past three years”.
“These resignations should include DAA boss, Declan Collier, who was paid over €600,000 in 2010 despite record traffic losses and financial losses, while also receiving some €40,000 as a ‘public interest’ director of AIB.”
