For information please note that the following entity does not hold a licence with the Commission for Aviation Regulation:
Novex Travel Limited (T/A GPS Travel), 26 Eustace Street, Dublin 2.
The Commission operates a consumer protection scheme for licenced entities. If you purchase a package from the above company and this package includes travel that commences in Ireland you are not covered by the consumer protection scheme. You are also not covered if you buy travel (alone) commencing in Ireland.
(14 Mar 2017)
Flight disruptions are expected as a result of Storm Stella affecting the East Coast of the USA today. Passengers are advised to monitor the air carrier websites.
(23 Feb 2017)
The CAR is currently developing a strategic plan for the period 2017-2019. We have published a draft of this plan. We are keen to hear the view of all interested parties and invite submissions by 24 March 2017.
(26 Jan 2017)
The Commission is conducting a consultation on its Draft Decision on the Interim Review of the 2014 Determination of the Maximum Level of Airport Charges at Dublin Airport with regards to the regulatory treatment of the North Runway.
(23 Jan 2017)
The Commission has published the results of quality of service monitoring of Dublin Airport for Q4 2016.
(18 Jan 2017)
The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) today publishes CN1 of 2017, detailing key dates and vital information for those travel agents and tour operators whose licences expire on 30 April 2017
(23 Dec 2016)
The Thessaloniki Forum of European Airport Charges Regulators has published two guidance papers to assist in the implementation of the Airport Charges Directive (2009/12/EC).
The first paper contains recommendations on how the requirements of the Airport Charges Directive on Consultation and Transparency can be fulfilled. The second paper offers recommendations as to how the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) should be set.
(09 Dec 2016)
The Commission has published its decision on a process for considering a supplementary capital expenditure (capex) allowance for Dublin Airport within a determination period.
(16 Nov 2016)
The Commission advises that the 2017 provisional price cap for airport charges at Dublin Airport is €9.86 per passenger. The Commission also confirms that Dublin Airport complied with the 2015 final price cap of €10.26 per passenger.
(11 Nov 2016)
The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) issues new licences and renews existing licences for travel agents and tour operators twice a year. The first round of licences are issued on the 1st May (the Spring round) and the second round of licences are issued on the 1st November (the Autumn round). A licence is valid for a period of twelve months after its date of issue.
CAR today, 11th November 2016, has announced the completion of the Autumn 2016 licensing round for travel agents and tour operators offering travel from Ireland.
(03 Nov 2016)
The Commission has published its decision (dated 19 October) on the declaration of parameters for slot coordination for the Summer 2017 season, along with a report undertaken for the Commission by Alan Stratford & Associates. Published alongside are submissions received from stakeholders.