DAA (company)
commercial semi-state airport company in Ireland which owns and operates Dublin Airport and Cork Airport
DAA plc (styled "daa") (Irish: ÚABÁC cpt), previously Dublin Airport Authority (Údarás Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath), is a commercial semi-state airport company in Ireland. The company owns and operates Dublin Airport and Cork Airport. Its other subsidiaries include the travel retail business Aer Rianta International and DAA International.
DAA's head office is in the original passenger terminal on the grounds of Dublin Airport.
DAA owned and operated Shannon Airport, until it became a separate state-owned airport in 2012. The company also owned Great Southern Hotels, which had nine sites throughout the island of Ireland. The hotels were sold in 2006.
History
Aer Rianta
Aer Rianta was founded in 1937 as Aer Rianta Teoranta and the name is derived from the Irish language for "air ways" or "air tracks"; Teoranta is the Irish word for Limited. Aer Rianta was to serve as a holding company for the national airline and to promote aviation generally.
In 1947, Aer Rianta started the duty-free shop concept in the Shannon Airport and are credited with the invention of duty-free shops in airports.
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