SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2006
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
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reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR OFFERS TO BUILD TERMINAL 2 AT NO COST TO DAA
REMOVES NEED FOR 25% PASSENGER TAX INCREASES
Ryanair, Europe's largest international airline, today (Tuesday, 26th September
2006) confirmed that it had written to the DAA offering to build a low cost,
efficient Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport at a cost of EUR250 million. This new
facility will save the DAA the EUR610 million they propose wasting on their
Terminal 2, as well as saving the seven year old Pier C (which cost EUR150
million) and the historic listed building, Corballis House. Ryanair also
confirmed that it would be oppose the DAA's planned Terminal 2, which is badly
designed, in the wrong location, is five times more expensive than other similar
terminal facilities in the UK and Europe, and has ballooned in cost from EUR170
million (when first announced by the DAA in September 2005) to EUR750 million
when the DAA's plans were finally revealed in August 2006.
Ryanair criticised the DAA's record of building wasteful, inefficient, over
priced facilities, which includes:
- EUR180m on a 3 million passenger terminal at Cork.
- EUR150m on the 7 year old Pier C which they now propose to scrap
altogether.
- EUR150m on the Terminal One extension which was opened in 2002 and designed
for 20m. passengers but is patently unable to cope with 20 million
passengers.
The DAA's proposed T2 location in a cul de sac, on the south side of the airport
is the worst possible location in the context of the proposed second (Northern)
runway at Dublin Airport. This will cause severe congestion and delays to
aircraft and long taxi times between the two terminals and the two runways. The
DAA's T2 design is also nonsensical. They propose two buildings instead of one,
and a five storey building when only two levels are necessary.
Ryanair today confirmed that it would oppose the DAA's proposed Terminal 2. It
will submit objections at the planning stage to Fingal County Council. Ryanair
will also be opposing any attempt by the DAA to seek an unnecessary and
unjustified 25% increase in passenger charges to the CAR. Ryanair will also be
submitting a complaint to the Competition Authority calling for an investigation
into the fourfold increase in T2 costs, which have risen from EUR170m in
September 2005 to EUR750m in August 2006, just eleven months later. Ryanair also
confirmed it will submit a complaint to the European Commission against the DAA
for abuse of its monopoly position at Dublin Airport which has resulted in the
T2 costs rising fourfold even before planning has been applied for, and for
forcing consumers to pay for a second terminal when more than half (20m) of the
passengers at Dublin Airport will never use it.
Speaking today at Ryanair's Press Conference, Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary
said:
"The DAA cannot be trusted to build efficient, low cost facilities.
Having wasted EUR150m. on Pier C in 1998 they now propose to scrap it.
Having spent a further EUR150m. extending the Terminal in 2002 "to
cater for 20 million passengers" this Summer's experience has proven
that the facilities cannot handle 20 million passengers. Having
announced the second terminal in August 2005 at a cost of EUR170m.
the DAA have now designed this facility and the costs have exploded
twelve months later to over EUR750m. It makes no sense to build a two
building terminal when one building is more than adequate. It's
nonsensical to build a five storey building when a two storey building
will do.
"These costs increases, and the proposed 25% to 60% increase in
passenger taxes are a direct result of this Government's breach of its
promise of an independent second terminal at Dublin Airport. Ryanair has
offered to build a low cost efficient second terminal at not cost to the
DAA, and the Ryanair building is in a better location for the second
runway and is a more passenger friendly design.
"When there is an alternative T2 proposal which can be built at no cost
to the DAA, and can be built with no increase in passenger taxes at
Dublin Airport, Ryanair calls on the Government to ensure that this is
the facility that is developed at Dublin Airport and to scrap the
EUR760m. Taj Mahal proposed by the DAA.
"The DAA wasted EUR300m on Dublin Airport to deliver a facility which
could handle 20m. passengers, but it plainly failed to do so. They
wasted a further EUR180m. on a 3m facility in Cork when it could and
should have been built for one tenth of this sum. Passengers and
visitors at Dublin Airport should not endure Third World facilities, or
suffer 25% to 60% cost increases to pay for the waste and incompetence
of the failed DAA monopoly".
Ends. Tuesday, 26th September 2006
For further information
please contact:
Pauline McAlester Peter Sherrard
Murray Consultants Ryanair
Tel. +353-1-4980300 Tel. +353-1-8121212
www.ryanair.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Date: 26 September 2006
By:___/s/ James Callaghan____
James Callaghan
Company Secretary & Finance Director