Airport taxes - Charges can hurt tourism

LOCAL government in the Canary Islands have decided to remove airport taxes this winter.

Michael O’Leary of Ryanair has pointed to this initiative as one from which this country could learn.

He contends that the €10 airport tax imposed on foreign travel by the Government here has been disastrous for the tourist industry, and has led to a collapse in traffic from Dublin Airport, which was down by 15% in June alone.