DAA bosses asked IDA for backing to ease operating restrictions on new runway

DAA chief executive Dalton Philips wrote personally to IDA boss Martin Shanahan seeking his backing to ease operating restrictions on the airport’s new €320m runway. File picture

Management at Dublin Airport asked the IDA to make a planning submission on runway restrictions, saying the support of the investment agency would be “absolutely crucial” to its cause.

DAA chief executive Dalton Philips wrote personally to IDA boss Martin Shanahan seeking his backing to ease operating restrictions on the airport’s new €320m runway, which is due to open later this year.