Airlines for America warns Dublin Airport passenger cap may bring 'repercussions' from Trump

Director general of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, said the cap needs to be addressed by September at the very latest

Chief executive of Airlines for America, Chris Sununu, told the Joint Committee on Transport if Ireland were to limit US flights coming in, then there’s 'no doubt' the US 'may look at limiting Irish flights coming in'. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos.

The chief executive of Airlines for America has warned that Ireland could face “repercussions” from the Donald Trump administration over the Government’s failure to address the passenger cap at Dublin Airport quickly.

Under the airport’s current planning permission, it is limited to managing 32 million passengers a year. However, the imposition of the limit has been suspended while a challenge — brought by Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Airlines for America — works its way through the European courts.