Varadkar: I won’t separate state airports and see them go bust

THERE is no point separating the three state airports “only to see one or two of them going bust in a short period” according to Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.

Mr Varadkar confirmed that he has received submissions from the three state airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon on the question of establishing separate airports under the State Airports Act 2004.

However, Mr Varadkar questioned whether the policy had been thought through. In the Dáil, he asked: “Was there ever a realistic prospect, given the fact that Cork and Shannon airports are losing so much money every year?”