Ryanair boss demands Transport Minister circumvent passenger limit 

Michael O’Leary insists the Transport Minister has powers under the Aviation Act 2001 to issue a 'letter of direction' to the IAA 'to allow for extra slots'

Holren Properties Ahall Limited has lodged a planning application with Cork City Council seeking to revamp part of Paul Street Shopping Centre

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The An Bord Pleanála decision is now subject to 14 weeks of public consultation before a final ruling is made

Daa’s application had aimed to have the current cap of 65 flights per night removed in favour of a ‘night-time noise quota’ system

The decision affects flights arriving and taking off between 11pm and 7am

However, airport operator DAA has said some delays to services would remain

Dublin Airport has an annual passenger limit of 32m and its operator Daa expects to breach that cap later this year

Dublin Airport is currently limited to 32 million passengers a year under its 2007 planning permission granted by Fingal County Council

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The 32 million passenger cap has been in place for 17 years and will be exceeded this year

The daa has applied to Fingal County Council (FCC) to increase the current terminals passenger cap to 40 million

Out of the six complaints Ryanair submitted, the IAA found that there was merit in four of them

Michael O'Leary said the airline had applied for extra slots over the winter but had been refused

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The big question facing IATA and airlines including Aer Lingus and Ryanair is how to turn the passenger growth into bottom-line profits

It follows a similar application this week by the Dublin Airport Authority (daa)

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.