Ryanair boss O'Leary's spat with Transport Minister over Dublin Airport escalates

Spat involves passenger cap over Dublin Airport that the Daa wants to see lifted

Ryanair boss Michel O’Leary has stepped up a war of words with Transport Minister Eamon Ryan.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has stepped up a war of words with Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, in a spat that involves the passenger cap over Dublin Airport that the Daa – the State’s airports operator – says it wants to see lifted.

The Daa, which also operates Cork airport, wants Fingal County Council to lift a cap that restricts the number of passengers at Dubin airport to an annual 32m people on the grounds that Dublin is the key airport to continue to deliver economic prosperity across the island.