The Daa – which operates both Dublin and Cork airports – has reiterated travel advice to passengers in light of the competition regulator deciding to extend its examination of the Daa’s proposed purchase of the vacant QuickPark car parking site.
The closure, last year, of the 6,000+ space QuickPark car park site, adjacent to the airport, plunged Dublin Airport into a logistical headache, with it suddenly having too few spaces to meet car demand.
The Daa’s planned purchase of the site came before the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in the Spring.
Now, the CCPC has moved its review of the proposed purchase to a Phase 2, more detailed, investigation to see if the transaction would hamper competition.
In a statement, the Daa said: “We note the CCPC decision to move to Phase 2 as it says it is unable, at this stage, to decide on the proposed acquisition by daa of the former QuickPark site. We will study the Phase 1 determination presently before we decide on next steps.
“Our 23,000 car parking spaces are fully optimised this summer to cater for passengers over the coming weeks and months. Demand for parking at Dublin Airport remains very high, with limited spaces available. Our advice to those who can’t avail of sustainable public transport options to Dublin Airport (Ireland’s busiest bus terminal) or get a taxi or be dropped to the airport by a friend or relative is to book parking ASAP. If dates are sold out, passengers should consider an alternative way of travelling to the airport now. All available options are shown to passengers online when they go to book in advance at DublinAirport.com.”
