Dublin Airport will breach its 32 million passenger cap, warns Daa

The daa has applied to Fingal County Council (FCC) to increase the current terminals passenger cap to 40 million

The cap was put in place in 2007 as part of the planning permission granted for the second terminal at Dublin Airport. File photo

Dublin Airport operator Daa warned that the contentious 32 million passenger cap will be exceeded this year.

The Daa has applied to Fingal County Council (FCC) to increase the current terminals passenger cap of 32 million passengers a year to 40 million as part of a broader Infrastructure Application (IA).