At The Airport

Confused by aviation travel charges?

There are several different types of airport charges – some relate to passengers and some to aircraft. When all are combined together, Dublin Airport is allowed to earn a maximum airport charge per passenger of €6.34 for the period up until 2010.

This maximum average charge per passenger is decided by the Commission for Aviation Regulation, otherwise known as the Aviation Regulator.

All airlines at Dublin Airport pay this amount of money to DAA for every passenger that has travelled on board their aircraft to and from Dublin Airport and airlines collect these charges from their passengers.

This is the only amount paid by you to the DAA for each trip through the Airport. The DAA does not gain any financial benefit from the other fees you may have to pay when you book a flight such as credit card booking charges; baggage and excess baggage charges; priority check-in charges; and insurance and wheelchair charges.

The DAA is paid airport charges only when a passenger has travelled on a flight.  It is important to note that if a passenger misses or cancels a flight or if the airline cancels a flight the DAA is NOT paid the airport charges.

This money helps to fund all the services provided by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) at the airport and also fund the €2bn investment programme to transform Dublin Airport (€1.178bn up to end 2009). The DAA is a fully commercial organisation and does not benefit from any financial support from the Government or the taxpayer.

So, what do you get for your €6.34?

Some of the round-the-clock services your passenger charge funds include:

  • 500 passenger security staff screening an average of 30,000 departing passengers per day
  • 100 Airport Police securing an airport campus of over 3,000 acres
  • 115 highly-trained fire fighters and their equipment on call 24/7 to deal with aircraft and other emergencies
  • More than 60 customer care staff and  “pinkies”, to help passengers on their way through the airport
  • More than 100 plumbers, fitters, electricians and other maintenance staff to service buildings, equipment and an airfield that handles nearly 90,000 passengers and over 600 aircraft movements per day at busy periods
  • Baggage conveyor belts and carousels handling about 400,000 pieces of luggage every week


Charges are listed in full on our website –
http://www.dublinairport.com/about-us/airport_charges.html

 

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