Daa chief warns airlines to 'think twice' before planning flights to Dublin Airport

Airport operator seeks increase in passenger cap from 32m to 40m but that process could take years, says Kenny Jacobs 

Under Dublin Airport’s current planning permission, the number of passengers it can manage in a year is capped at 32m.

Airport operator Daa has been telling airlines to “think twice” about planning flights to Dublin Airport into the future as limits on the number of passengers allowed to pass through the terminals are likely to take years to resolve.

Under Dublin Airport’s current planning permission, the number of passengers it can manage in a year is capped at 32m. In December, Daa submitted an application to Fingal County Council seeking to increase the passenger cap with the approval process still ongoing.