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LAST UPDATE | 3 Sep 2024
THE IRISH AVIATION Authority (IAA) has decided against forcing Dublin Airport to reassess its airport charges ahead of the winter season, despite having found merit in complaints lodged by Ryanair earlier this year.
In September last year, Dublin Airport published proposed airport charges for the period between March 2024 and March 2025.
But Ryanair filed a complaint in December with the IAA, saying that Dublin Airport had not fully complied with its obligations under EU regulations that govern charges at airports.
In a draft decision last May, two aspects of Ryanair’s complaint were not considered relevant by the IAA, but four points were upheld. They included complaints about the transfer passenger charge, runway movement charge, the low emissions aircraft discount scheme and a nitrogen oxide charge.
The IAA agreed with Ryanair that “further assessment/work in relation to these charging modulations/differentiations is required, if the airport charges at Dublin Airport are to meet the standards of Transparency, Objectivity and Relevance set out by the ACD (Airport Charges Directive), so as to demonstrate non-discrimination.”
DAA, the body that runs Dublin Airport, said in May that it believed it had undertaken the airport charge revisions “in an objective, transparent and compliant manner”.
The IAA had said in May that a list of reassessed charges should be in effect come this winter. But despite agreeing with the complaints made by Ryanair, the IAA has now decided it will not force the DAA to reassess those charges for the upcoming winter season.
“Our final decision is that, rather than re-assessing the charges on an interim basis in time for winter 2024-2025, Dublin Airport should review the charges as part of the annual consultation process to take effect in time for the summer 2025 season, which commences on 30 March 2025,” the IAA said.
In a statement, the Dublin Airport authority said: “Dublin Airport conducted the 2024 annual charges review in compliance with regulations, as evidenced by the lack of complaints from other airport users.”
“These annual charges to airlines undergo thorough regulatory scrutiny every year. It is disappointing that Ryanair has challenged our efforts to promote a quieter, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient fleet at Dublin Airport through the proposed charges, which support our sustainability goals and ambitions,” the statement said.
“It is also discouraging that the IAA has questioned the appropriateness of environmental charges and the Dublin Airport Low Emissions Aircraft Discount incentive, which we introduced as a catalyst for lower noise and CO₂ emissions.”
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There’s no way tech savvy teenagers will find a way around these restrictions. Not a hope!
@SerotoninWars: Government is launching digital id for everyone come December….I’d imagine this will be needed for access to social media.
@Dere: GDPR !
@sakk sa: Australia have it up and running, China got it on steroids, everywhere else will follow suit.
@Dere: If history has shown us anything it’s that humans will somehow find a way to circumvent restrictions and laws. I’m not saying this will have no effect whatsoever. But equally. I can see a new industry emerging to get around whatever laws come into place. Or more accurately some tweaking and adaptation of ones that already exist. The internet is too vast, too detailed, too open and too much of a Wild West for legislation to ever fully control. Unless they cut it completely.
@Dere: The government’s MyGovID system is already in place and allows citizens to access a variety of public services online with a single verified digital identity. As of 2023, around 2.3 million citizens have registered for MyGovID, and the goal is to have 80% of eligible citizens using it by 2030.
The Irish government is also working on improving public service digitalisation under the Connecting Government 2030 strategy, which aims to make 90% of public services accessible online by 2030. This plan includes significant investment in digital infrastructure and cybersecurity to ensure the safe handling of digital identities and data.
@Chutes: thanks for the party political broadcast
@Dere: no need to thank, it was intended to demonstrate that you haven’t a clue.
@sakk sa: they already know about you
Starts new account… Are you over 18? Ticks the box off they go.
I agree with the restrictions but… Unenforceable.
*Sets born date to 1975*
I’m a computer wiz!
Most kids lie about their ages when signing up so this is useless as a ashtray on a bike
Instatoxic
Adam Mosseri has ruined Instagram, trying to turn it into TikTok. He doesn’t want people posting pictures anymore, just memes and funny videos.
And this whole teenage thing is just lip service. Any kid will be able to get round it no problem.
We want Helen Livingstone.
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