Ryanair calls for reduction in fees at Dublin

Ryanair have called on the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to reduce the passenger handling fee at Dublin airport by 30%. Citing route closures and airline departures from the capital's airport, the airline says passengers are going elsewhere to avoid 'high cost Dublin Airport'.

Ryanair also reject the DAA's claim that fuel surcharges are to blame for a 9% decline in passenger numbers at Dublin in December, since very few passengers using the airport actually pay a surcharge. The airline further predicts that the implementation of the €10 travel tax in April will further reduce numbers at Dublin in the coming year.