The chief executive of Dublin airport operator daa has warned the company has lost nearly €150m so far this year as a result of the collapse in the aviation sector due to Covid-19.
Dalton Philips also said there is a very strong case for the introduction of pre-departure Covid testing and serial spot checking on passengers arriving here.
Speaking to an Irish Tourism Industry Confederation webcast, he said the impact of the pandemic on operations had been "devastating".
In August of last year Dublin airport had 3.5 million passengers pass through it, but this year it had just 500,000 during the same month, he said.