DAA Overlooking Shannon Airport Claims Carey

A Fine Gael TD will today ask the Ceann Comhairle to allow an adjournment debate in the Dáil to highlight the "damaging role of Dublin Airport Authority (DAA)" amid claims that the airport bosses are neglecting Shannon Airport in favour of Dublin's Terminal 2.
Clare Deputy Joe Carey has said further evidence has emerged that the DAA is not acting in the best interest of Shannon Airport and the Mid-West Region. The claim follows reports that the DAA is in discussions with Air India about relocating its European operation to Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Media reports suggest that the availability of Customs and Border Pre Clearance is a major factor in the interest from Air India.
Last March, DAA Chief Executive Mr Declan Collier told Deputy Carey that Customs and Border Pre Clearance was not the sole factor in the relocation and that Shannon had been promoted equally.
"Now we hear that Mr Collier is in Delhi trying his hardest to get Air India into T2 and that the pre-clearance, which won't come on stream until later this year, is a major pull factor," Mr Carey said.
Deputy Carey said: “I have serious concerns that the DAA is strongly promoting business into and out of Terminal Two in Dublin Airport to the detriment of Shannon Airport. A news report last Friday suggests that one of the major reasons Air India is considering Terminal 2 is the addition of pre-clearance from next November." Shannon has had pre-clearance since last year.
29/09/10 Clare Herald/Pat Flynn

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