DAA looking for €20m saving in 2009

The Dublin airport Authority (DAA) are looking for an additional €20m in savings for 2009. The company which employees 2,700 in the three state airports and an additional 500 in Aer Rianta International says that the savings are required as a result of a forecast drop in passenger numbers at Dublin, Cork and Shannon next year. Speaking on the RTE Radio 1 program, "Morning Ireland", the DAA Director of Communications, Vincent Wall said that all avenues were being explored including voluntary redundancies. Whilst admitting that the second runway was required at Dublin in order to reach the forecast passenger load of 35m, he intimated that the construction of the runway could be delayed for two or three years.