Aim of Dublin Airport passenger cap was to ease traffic, says Eamon Ryan

A cap on passenger numbers at Dublin Airport was put in place due to concerns that surrounding road infrastructure would not cope with increased traffic, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said.

As the debate continues about increasing the 32 million passengers per year cap on the airport, Mr Ryan stressed that it was introduced by An Bord Pleanála due to projections that the local road infrastructure would be unable to cope with “ever-increasing growth”.

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