Taxi chaos on the cards for Dublin Airport?

Ryanair today called on the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and the Government to ensure that passenger access to Dublin airport is unhindered in the event of a strike by taxi drivers going ahead on Monday next.

The drivers who are members of union SIPTU are involved in a dispute which has nothing whatsoever to do with Dublin Airport. The union is in dispute with the Taxi Regulator over the fact that the drivers have no right to appeal decisions from the Regulators office. As a result, SIPTU has decided to 'launch a campaign to secure the right to an appeals process'. There is no indication at this stage what format the 'campaign' will follow, other than it is planned to take place between 07.00am and 11.00am.

It does seem inequitable for any regulatory process not to have an appeals procedure, but surely Dublin Airport on a Monday morning is not the place to wash the nation's dirty laundry, especially at a time when our international 'face' is so important.