Irish Aviation Authority denies calling for alternate flight paths at Dublin Airport

A spokesperson for Daa said new flight plans had been implemented per “a safety issue as set down by” the International Civil Aviation Authority. File Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The Irish Aviation Authority has denied it required alternate flight paths at Dublin Airport on foot of safety concerns, stating its role is solely to evaluate the safety of the paths with which it is presented.

In a submission responding to a draft decision by An Bord Pleanála on nighttime flights at the airport, the IAA said that if the planning board had been “uncertain” regarding the authority’s role in determining those flight paths then it should have engaged directly with the regulator “to obtain clarity”.