Chambers issues airport warning

CHAMBERS Ireland’s Air Transport Users’ Council (ATUC) warned Dublin Airport Authority must plan for additional capacity of up to 50 million passengers in the medium term if Dublin develops as a hub of global importance.

Chambers Ireland’s ATUC spokesperson Seán Murphy said: “Passenger numbers at Dublin airport are projected to grow at a rapid rate in the coming years. We need to consider in broad terms the development required up to a capacity of 50 million passengers in the future.”

“It is critical that we begin to plan without delay. Terminal Two will meet demand in the near term; we need to be ready to cope with growth thereafter. We don’t want a situation with Terminal Two similar to that which we witnessed with the Luas, where it was full on day one.”