Michael O'Leary slams ‘€70m cost hike’ in Dublin runway plan

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has strongly criticised the €70m cost increase for the second parallel runway at Dublin Airport.

Mr O’Leary, speaking in Trinity College Dublin, where he was endorsing Sean Barrett’s re-election to the Upper House, said the Dublin Airport Authority should pay the excess.

A 2014 report put the cost of developing the second parallel runway at €250m but last week’s announcement about the planned development put the price tag at €320m.