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30 airlines to share €1.5m rebate for growing Dublin passenger numbers
03.02.2012
30 airlines to share €1.5m rebate for growing Dublin passenger numbers
Pictured: Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said today that is paying out €1.5m in airport charges rebates to 30 airline customers that grew their operations at Dublin last year.
The DAA said passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased by 2pc to 18.7 million last year as more than 300,000 extra people used the airport. Under the airport’s growth incentive, the DAA said that each of the airlines that increased their passenger traffic at Dublin last year will receive a rebate of their charges based on their level of growth.
Among those receiving rebates are Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa, Norwegian, SAS, Swiss, Turkish Airlines and US Airways.
“This scheme was designed to encourage growth in passenger numbers and we are delighted to be paying a rebate of €1.5m to the 30 airlines that grew their business from Dublin last year,” said DAA’s director of strategy, Vincent Harrison.
“Against a difficult economic background, passenger numbers did increase at Dublin Airport last year. International traffic was up 3pc last year, as domestic travel declined, and foreign originating inbound traffic was the best performing sector of the market in 2011.”
Harrison added that eight additional services from Dublin have already been announced for 2012 and that a number of airlines have also announced that they are adding capacity to existing services from Dublin.
The new routes are to Bournemouth (Aer Lingus Regional), Budapest and Verona (Ryanair), Dubai (Emirates), Dusseldorf (Lufthansa), Stockholm and Verona (Aer Lingus), and Washington (United/Continental).
The growth incentive scheme will continue to be offered to airlines this year and in 2013.