A case taken by online car hire company Easirent against DAA over its ability to pick up and drop off customers at Dublin Airport began before Mr Justice Max Barrett at the High Court on Tuesday. State airport operator DAA “abused its dominant position” over the car hire market at Dublin Airport, the High Court heard on Tuesday. A case taken by online car hire company Easirent against DAA over its ability to pick up and drop off customers at Dublin Airport began before Mr Justice Max Barrett at the High Court on Tuesday. Counsel for ER Travel said the DAA were preventing the emergence of “new, innovative business models” and that their actions will result in consumers paying higher rates. It further denies that the car hire company “provides its services ‘off the airport’”.

Source: The Irish Times January 27, 2026 22:50 UTC