Covid test provider could earn €9m at Irish airports next year despite vaccine rollout
Despite high vaccine uptake, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports says testing will still be needed for the unvaccinated and in case of a new variant prompting a fresh surge
Up to 140,000 Covid-19 tests could be sold at Ireland’s biggest airports next year by private providers as part of a multimillion-euro regime which will be introduced in case of a surge in infections due to a new variant of the virus.
DAA, the operator of the Dublin and Cork airports, is seeking a new private test provider from February 2022 in a contract worth up to €9 million, documents show.
The authority will receive ...