Aer Lingus is considering legal action over Dublin Airport passenger cap

Airline CEO said economic growth needed not to be constrained by the passenger cap issue at Dublin Airport

Aer Lingus said it is operating its "biggest-ever" North American network this summer including the commencement of new services from Dublin to Minneapolis St. Paul and Denver and an expanded European leisure network. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Aer Lingus said it is considering legal action over the winter passenger cap imposed at Dublin Airport this year.

The airline's CEO Lynne Embelton said it was critical that economic growth is not constrained by the passenger cap issue. "Dublin Airport is a critical piece of strategic national infrastructure, and the passenger cap issue needs to be urgently resolved – this requires both leadership from Government and action by the parties involved," she said.