Dublin Airport’s operator has announced that it would be filing a proposal to raise the annual passenger ceiling to 36 million, reports RTE.
As part of the 2007 planning approval for the second terminal, Dublin Airport currently has a passenger maximum of 32 million annually.
The ‘no construction’ operating application is being filed to the Fingal County Council, according to Daa.
It expects the proposal “can move swiftly through the planning system” because it doesn’t need requesting approval to develop any infrastructure, the Daa said in a statement, reports RTE.
“A short-term solution to the terminals cap impasse impacting Ireland’s connectivity, tourism, and economy” is another goal of the proposal, Daa stated.
DAA’s infrastructure planning application to raise the terminals cap to 40 million annually and provide €2.4 billion in investment ‘in key infrastructure and sustainability upgrades at Dublin Airport’ is being supplemented by this application, it stated, reports RTE.
The filing date was December 15, 2023.
Daa submitted their response to the Fingal County Council’s request for further details on this application in November 2024.
In November, the limit was again reached.
The action was taken after Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary urged the next administration to do away with the cap, reports RTE.
Ryanair said in a statement that as soon as the next government takes office in January 2025, it would immediately repeal the “outdated and damaging” Dublin Airport limit.
The CEO of daa, Kenny Jacobs, stated: “There is widespread agreement that a pragmatic and constructive approach is needed to resolve this critical national issue impacting Ireland’s main transport hub,” reports RTE.
According to Mr. Jacobs, the new proposal is “sensible” as Daa awaits the results of its more extensive infrastructure application.
According to him, the airport “already has the capacity to comfortably manage 36 million passengers a year”
Environmentalists and several locals who live close to Dublin Airport are against the cap’s removal because to the potential effects on local noise pollution and carbon emissions, reports RTE.
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