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DAA Wants Passengers To Prove They're Coronavirus Free On Arrival

Emma Tyrrell
Emma Tyrrell

08:13 28 Jul 2020


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The DAA wants passengers arriving in Ireland from non-green list countries to prove they have tested negative for Covid-19.

It believes they should be forced to get checked less than 72 hours before they touch down here.

The company, which runs Dublin and Cork airports, will make the call at the Dáil's coronavirus committee today.

The committee's chairman, Michael McNamara, expects a number of other issues to be raised today;

"What can we do to open up tourism in a safe way or can tourism be opened up in a safe manner and what supports are necessary until such a time as the country is in a position to open up more."

He also expects questioning on the revelations over the weekend that the government is obtaining data about passengers and using that to remove their pandemic unemployment payments.

Ryanair

Ryanair claims 325,000 jobs in the tourism industry could be lost if the aviation industry doesn't recover.

The airline will tell the committee today passenger traffic isn't likely to return to normal until 2024.

It will also say Ireland has the fifth highest rate of coronavirus in Europe, much higher than many countries that aren't on the 'green list'.

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