Sir, – Much has been written and heard in recent days concerning all the parking spaces at Dublin Airport being sold out (“Dublin Airport warns passengers all parking spaces sold out”, News, May 24th).
On top of this, a bandwagon of opinion from some quarters is calling for a decision soon on a third terminal at the airport. At the same time, State-owned yet underutilised international airports, such as Shannon and Cork, have decent access, very good infrastructure, plenty of spare capacity, including parking, and are crying out for more routes, passengers and cargo. They are also in large catchment areas and closer to many of Ireland’s tourism hotspots. Yet for some reason, the powers that be, including State bodies, seem to insist, and unfortunately accept, that the vast majority of us must fly into and out of the country through the capital. The same goes for any future development of aviation facilities – that they should also be concentrated at Dublin Airport, sadly to the detriment of other State airports. Accessing Dublin Airport for those of us coming from elsewhere on the island is often a long and arduous affair with limited public transport options. This results in additional strain primarily on the national road network, especially in and around the capital. And we are often coming from areas where there are closer international airports – as mentioned above. It all seems like madness. We should be about connecting Ireland to the world, not just Dublin. – Yours, etc,
NIALL DOHENY,
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Abu Dhabi.
A chara, – As Dublin Airport warns passengers that there are no more spaces in its car park, are there now three types of parking: long term, short term and zero term? – Is mise,
DERMOT O’ROURKE,
Lucan,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – It seems with the busy travel season arriving, the DAA is unable to provide adequate parking for the travelling public.
This is unacceptable.
It is unacceptable and unbelievable that in 2023 that we have no rail link and no firm plans to develop one.
The idea of the former Quickpark facility being reopened, which might partially alleviate the situation, is now with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission authority seeking approval. How long will that take?
It is unacceptable that no timetable or plan to deal with passenger access to Dublin Airport is available in the public domain. Is there anyone in Government leading the way toward a resolution? – Is mise,
BRENDAN CONWAY,
Killiney,
Co Dublin.