Flight UA998 from Brussels was due to land in Newark Airport but instead diverted to Dublin on Monday afternoon

Dublin Airport is 'the main gateway into the island of Ireland' and imposing a restrictive passenger cap 'is an act of self-sabotage'

Ryanair and other airlines have long called for the removal of the cap limiting Dublin Airport to 32 million passengers a year. Ryanair said the passenger cap will force air prices back to the 1980s

Meanwhile, Ryanair welcomed the Irish Aviation Authority’s (IAA) regulatory ruling that Dublin Airport’s price increases do not comply with European regulations.

Meanwhile, daa’s chief financial officer Peter Dunne said he is seeing 'an element of consumer spending tapering off a little bit'

The 12 people were injured when the flight experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey

Efficiency advances in aircraft not coming fast enough

During the winter period, the Irish Aviation Authority has decided runway activity will be limited to 970 flights per 24-hour period

Airport operator seeks increase in passenger cap from 32m to 40m but that process could take years, says Kenny Jacobs 

The IAA proposed a seat capacity limit of 14.4m for the winter months of November 2024 thru March 2025

Airport operator is seeking a firm to run the 'landside' store for next five years

The company is hoping to build the new terminal on the land owned by Des and Ulick McEvaddy which is situated between the two runways at the airport

The consumer watchdog blocked its purchase saying the 'deal would eliminate Daa’s only significant competitor for public car parking serving Dublin Airport and result in Daa essentially having a near monopoly'

Eirgrid, which made one payment above €200,000, said: 'The individual left the organisation on the basis that the terms of their departure would remain confidential'

The proposed deal would have 'likely to lead to higher prices for consumers because Daa would not have to compete to win car parking customers', said the CCPC

An Bord Pleanála is considering DAA’s request for a relaxation of the restrictions imposed on night-time flights as a condition of 2007 planning approval for the new North Runway

Leo Varadkar said keeping passenger numbers at the current limit would see routes move to other countries

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

Penalties were incurred predominantly due to the length of the airport’s security queue times across the first five months of 2023, which saw a penalty of €0.21 per passenger incurred

Daa had previously claimed a breach of the cap had been avoided last year.