Bladecrack, Runwayedge, Helipolarbear,
What did you think of the costs. For a A109 €300 to land, €150 to park and €100 surcharge if you wanted fuel and then charged a heafty €1.10 per litre.
Easy to charge these fees when the IAA are in bed with the operator. Still it might help with the tax bill. :*
I heard that there was a second site refused earlier in the process by the IAA. It would appear as if they used every excuse to put off this other operator and then told them that they were too late. Was this because one of the regulators didn't want to lose out on his " little earner". It is difficult to compete when there is unfair competition. Going back to the tax I'm sure they will not be caught again (IAA guys, ground handlers).
Let me know what you think. Any else got an opinion.

Conman,
I agree it was an expensive week as I've just heard what our bill was and we didn't do a huge amount of flying at it:{ , I think the whole event was over-hyped, didn't think it was any bigger or busier than Galway races or Punchestown. However I know the team at Celtic put a lot of time in effort in to the project and it went well and more importantly safety was not compromised at any stage, which was my main worry. :D As to being in bed with the I.A.A. :eek: don't think thats a fair comment as I have heard Celtic have the same problems as everyone else when it comes to I.A.A. red tape. I didn't hear the story about the other operator being refused permission to operate, but would be interested to hear more :E
I think it was a good event for Ireland to host and good for the economy and Irish business, but thankfully we don't have to worry about it next year :ok:

Just ask Arnold Palmer........................:)
Must say the MATSU controllers did very well with traffic flow!

Have to agree with helipolarbear, they did a great job, weel done to everyone involved:ok: