Ryanair: BMI is latest casulty of €10 tourist tax

Ryanair, Ireland’s favourite airline, today (Jan 12 10) said that the closure of British Midland’s Dublin base, the loss of 33 jobs, and up to 300,000 passengers annually was yet another inevitable result of the Irish Government’s €10 tourist tax and the recent direction by the Dept of Transport to increase Dublin Airport charges by 40% from January 2010 onwards. These Govt price increases have made Dublin an expensive and uncompetitive tourist gateway.