Price hike allegations
Leaving it up to the airlines is not acceptable
the Government should also explore the possibility of introducing rapid testing on site, as other states have now introduced.
“In addition, consumers who have trips abroad booked need to be protected.
“Some have already lost thousands of euro due to the conflicting Government approach, which has permitted the tourism industry in particular, but families have been hit too.
“I have an instance of quotes of €1,400 for a three-night stay – bed and breakfast. I mean you get to anywhere in Europe for a week or 10 days for that price.”
Irish Hotels Federation president Elaina Fitzgerald Kane said the group is “precluded from fixing rates or planes to fly but prevented people from boarding them.
“Leaving it up to the airlines going forward is not acceptable.
“The new Minister for Transport urgently needs to address these issues, and it is imperative that rigorous checks are put in place in our ports and airports.”
Meanwhile, a leading travel expert anything like that from a competitive point of view”.
She added: “There is value available across the country right now, as there always is.
“Someone who finds themselves in a zone that does not represent value to them should move on to the next alternative but there is certainly great opportunity around value.”
The Irish Mirror report on Leo Varadkar’s green light travel plans said airlines should ground flights and give passengers full refunds.
CEO of the Irish Travel Agents Association, Pat Dawson, has called on all flights to be scrapped to help curb the spread of Covid-19.
Speaking on RTE Radio One, he said: “The biggest problem is the Government is saying on one hand to go, they’re allowing flights to go, and the other hand saying you’re not to go and we have a quarantine.
“Our suggestion is they cancel all those flights and they refund the customers all their money because they’re saying not to go. If the Government will not take on the airlines because the airlines are dictating the pace here, there are 80
flights from Dublin, 15 from Cork, eight or 10 from Shannon and five to seven from Knock, the Government has given permission to fly but they’re also saying not to fly.
“No decision has been made by anybody, this is going on since March.”
Ryanair and Aer Lingus have both resumed flight schedules with more than 100 flights in and out of Ireland on paper for today.
Ryanair have insisted passengers wear face coverings at all times when travelling through airports and have also said that temperatures may be checked in airports.
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