Sir, – I refer to your article about passenger charges at Dublin Airport (“Regulators want to cut Dublin Airport’s passenger charges. Here’s why,” Business, July 16th). In relation to Dublin Airport charges, and whether cutting them will lead to lower fares, the simple answer is yes. In response to the Irish Aviation Authority’s (IAA) draft proposal to cut Dublin Airport’s high fees by 15 per cent in 2027, Ryanair has already announced we will add up to two million more seats at Dublin in 2027 – an increase of more than 10 per cent.The only way we can fill this extra capacity is with lower fares. All we await is the IAA’s final decision, in September, that these cuts to the DAA’s fees are going ahead. Your assertion that the DAA “wants to spend €5.6 billion on Dublin Airport to prepare it to handle at least 10 million more passengers a year” is inaccurate. The DAA could readily accommodate 10 million more passengers with a €100 million extension of the existing Pier 1, where all Ryanair flights are handled. The other €5.5 billion was regulatory gaming by the DAA (including a stupendous €1.5 billion provision for “inflation” and “contingencies”). The IAA has rejected this, having concluded that with further rapid-traffic growth, Dublin Airport fees should fall. Ryanair has committed to passing on these fee cuts in the form of lower air fares. Will lower Dublin Airport charges in 2027 lead to lower fares? In Ryanair’s case, the answer is a resounding yes. – Yours, etc,JADE KIRWAN,Director of Communications,Ryanair,Airside Business Park,Swords,Co Dublin.