RYANAIR WILL seek a High Court order on Tuesday to restrain alleged interference by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) with the airline’s planned installation of 40 self-service ticket-checking machines at Dublin airport.
Ryanair is objecting to the airport’s insistence that it pay an annual installation fee for the machines.
Mr Justice Roderick Murphy gave the airline permission to serve notice on the DAA of its intention to seek an injunction next Tuesday.
Ryanair is alleging the DAA is refusing to comply with an agreement to allow the machines to be put in. The machines allow passengers to print out their own tickets when they arrive at the terminal. Aer Lingus has a similar system already in place.
Frank Beatty, for Ryanair, said the machines were due to be installed on September 15th but the airport had demanded a €1,200-a-year fee for the installation. Ryanair disputed this fee but, while numerous letters had been exchanged between the parties, the DAA “simply won’t budge”, Mr Beatty said.
Mr Justice Murphy said he would allow service of the papers on the airport authority at shorter notice and he returned the case to next Tuesday.