DAA rejects Ryanair's claim that traffic decline is related to charges
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The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is surprised by Ryanair’s suggestion that the recent fall in passenger traffic at Dublin Airport is due to airport charges. Dublin Airport stated it has lowest passenger charge of any major airport in Europe and the recent fall in traffic is directly related to the global economic downturn.
During 2008, Dublin Airport performed better than the European average, as passenger numbers increased by 1% to 23.5 million. Overall European passenger numbers fell by 2.7% during 2008, according to new data from IATA, the international air transport association.
While traffic at Dublin increased overall during 2008, passenger numbers have fallen in recent months, as they have at virtually every other major European airport in line with the slow-down in the global economy.
DAA states it is always disappointed when an airline customer decides to reduce its operations from one of its airports. Due to the current downturn, Ryanair is taking a commercial decision aimed at maximising its own profits. As always, Ryanair seeks to blame someone else for its decision and, in the process, generate some free publicity. When economic conditions improve, we expect Ryanair will be one of the first airlines to expand its routes and services out of Dublin.
(C) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 16-Feb-09
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