An Bord Pleanála rules Dublin Airport must cut night flights by 20,000

In a draft decision, the planning regulator said that night flights should be restricted to just 13,000 ‘movements’ per annum, or 36 flights per night. However, at least 33,000 flights passed through the airport during night-time hours in 2023, or about 90 per night.

An Bord Pleanála has ruled that night-time flights to and from Dublin Airport be dramatically cut from their current levels in a long-awaited decision regarding the airport’s newest north runway.

In a draft decision, the planning regulator said that night flights — those arriving and taking off between 11pm and 7am — should be restricted to just 13,000 ‘movements’ per annum, or 36 flights per night.