Court gives daa leave to challenge decision which it says will breach annual passenger cap

The Dublin airport authority challenge is to a decision of the Irish Aviation Authority relating to the hours of runway and terminal capacity limits at the airport for the next winter season.

The Dublin airport authority says the "Winter 2024 Coordination Parameters" breach the capacity constraint set by planning permissions for the operation of Dublin Airport which say passenger numbers are limited to 32 million a year.

The Dublin airport authority has been given leave by the High Court to bring a challenge over a decision which it says will result in a breach of the 32 million annual passenger cap at the airport.

Ms Justice Niamh Hyland granted the daa permission to bring the challenge against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) which regulates air safety in this country. The application was made on a one-side only represented (ex parte) basis.