Airport policy to focus on growth, jobs

A new body to oversee the development of the country’s airports is to be set up amid warnings that Dublin is running out of capacity while regional airports face a battle for survival.

The National Aviation Development Forum will be led by the Department of Transport with representatives of the main airports and airlines, the aircraft finance and leasing sector and the Irish Aviation Authority.

Job creation is to be its “key driver” according to the country’s first National Aviation Policy published yesterday after a two-year consultation process.