Daa's claims about passenger limits harming sustainability goals dubbed 'bizarre'

Almost 74,000 flights were handled by Ireland's five main airports in the second quarter of this year, with Dublin handling 83% of all flights, while Cork handled 7%. File photo

Claims that capping passenger numbers from Dublin Airport could adversely affect Ireland's sustainability ambitions have been described as "bizarre in the extreme" by one of Ireland's foremost energy experts.

University College Cork (UCC) professor of sustainable energy, Hannah Daly, said comments from daa chief executive Kenny Jacobs warning against capping passenger numbers for environmental reasons are not backed by any evidence.