Now let’s have competing air terminals
We support the Government's plan to see the end of the Aer Rianta monopoly and to allow Cork and Shannon, under their own local management, to compete for business with airports across Europe.
We agree with the Government that competition lowers costs and improves services monopolies do not.
It is time that the Government completes its plan for greater competition in the interests of Irish consumers and Irish tourism by proceeding with competing terminals at Dublin airport.
The unions are against competing airport terminals.
They don't like competition because it is not in their vested interest.
Competition is in the vested interest of consumers because it lowers prices and improves services.
Airlines compete, taxis now compete, why not terminals?
Competing airport terminals will create 5,000 jobs and bring in 20 million visitors to Ireland, and many new routes to France, Italy and Spain for €29.
The unions are against this job creation opportunity, against the massive influx of new visitors to Ireland and against Irish consumers having the choices currently enjoyed by passengers travelling on Ryanair's 68 European routes from London Stansted airport.
Consumers have an opportunity to show their support to Government for competing terminals at Dublin airport by calling the Office of the Taoiseach on 01-6624888.
If the unions had their way, perhaps the flight arrival announcements at Irish airports would say: "Welcome to Ireland, please adjust your watches, as local time is 1979."
Paul Fitzimmons,
Head of Communications,
Ryanair,
Dublin Airport.
