Government planning to scrap passenger cap at Dublin Airport

Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien set to begin drafting legislation next month
Government planning to scrap passenger cap at Dublin Airport

Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien will begin the process of drafting legislation that will remove Dublin Airport's 32m a year passenger limit.

The Government is planning to scrap the passenger cap at Dublin Airport that the aviation industry says prevents the addition of new routes and weighs on economic growth.

Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien told the Sunday Independent that he will send a memo to Cabinet in the first week of October and begin the process of drafting legislation that will remove the airport's 32m a year passenger limit.

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