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06/05/2009
Security Bags Charge At Airport
Passengers from Dublin Airport will now be facing a €1 charge for two plastic security bags to hold their toiletries.
From Wednesday anyone carrying shampoos, deodorants or aftershaves through the departure gates will have to pay for the previously free of charge see-through bags.
The move comes after various other European airports introduced similar charges for the bags. The bags were introduced following the September 11 attacks as a security measure.
Fine Gael's transport spokesman Fergus O’Dowd said Dublin Airport’s decision to charge passengers for the security plastic bags was an "outrageous rip-off" with passengers being subjected to a 2,400%.
Mr O'Dowd said: "Dublin Airport Authority is facing difficult times financially and is imposing this unjust levy on passengers to raise extra revenue.
"The 50 cent charge per bag is a 2,400% mark-up on the 2 cent per bag it costs the airport.
"Passengers are not to blame for the extra security measures. Some within the travel industry are even arguing that these restrictions should now be lifted. Ultimately, it's up to Dublin Airport to ensure that passengers can travel safely."
Mr O'Dowd further urged passengers to register their protest with the airport authorities, and said they should make a point of bringing their own plastic bags to ensure they do not pay the airport's extortionate prices.
(DW/BMcc)
From Wednesday anyone carrying shampoos, deodorants or aftershaves through the departure gates will have to pay for the previously free of charge see-through bags.
The move comes after various other European airports introduced similar charges for the bags. The bags were introduced following the September 11 attacks as a security measure.
Fine Gael's transport spokesman Fergus O’Dowd said Dublin Airport’s decision to charge passengers for the security plastic bags was an "outrageous rip-off" with passengers being subjected to a 2,400%.
Mr O'Dowd said: "Dublin Airport Authority is facing difficult times financially and is imposing this unjust levy on passengers to raise extra revenue.
"The 50 cent charge per bag is a 2,400% mark-up on the 2 cent per bag it costs the airport.
"Passengers are not to blame for the extra security measures. Some within the travel industry are even arguing that these restrictions should now be lifted. Ultimately, it's up to Dublin Airport to ensure that passengers can travel safely."
Mr O'Dowd further urged passengers to register their protest with the airport authorities, and said they should make a point of bringing their own plastic bags to ensure they do not pay the airport's extortionate prices.
(DW/BMcc)
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