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Old 22nd Jan 2010, 14:30
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hardcrud
 
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But the iaa charge a quarter of what the uk charge for the service their air traffic controllers provide. Yes iaa charge 20 euro, uk charge 80 euro.

So flying in Ireland purely on atc cost is significantly cheaper than almost anywhere else in Europe. You don't here people saying oh I flew to Spain last week but the cost of flying they uk, France and Spain was really high but I got great bargain in Ireland. How expensive is it if ryanair charge you 20 quid to get to alicante anyway?

So I stand by my original point above.

At least controllers EARN their money by controlling planes a 4 am and by providing a service. What has our chief exec done only instigate a needless and useless conflict.
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