Court urged to overturn notice restricting night-time flights at Dublin Airport

The enforcement notice requires 11pm-7am flights to reduce to 65 per night, but the DAA said there are five ways of interpreting the notice’s requirements

DAA told the court it is still not “entirely clear” about the enforcement notice’s demands and there are differing interpretations of the 65 flights a night restriction. File picture: Andres Poveda

An enforcement notice restricting night-time flights at Dublin Airport contains “manifest failures” and should be quashed, the High Court has heard.

Lawyers for the airport operator, DAA, said failure to comply within six weeks of the notice, issued by Fingal County Council, is a criminal offence but DAA is still not “entirely clear” about the notice’s demands and there are differing interpretations of the 65 flights a night restriction.