Time to bite the bullet on Dublin Airport
Lengthy planning and legal battles will do nothing to restore international reputation of State’s key airport
Irish Aviation Authority
Airlines weigh route cuts at Dublin Airport this winter due to passenger cap
Aer Lingus and other airlines are assessing the impact of limits imposed by regulators to ensure Dublin Airport stays within 32m passenger cap
Minister’s solution to passenger cap row ‘simplistic’ and ‘naive’, says DAA chief
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin Airport
Leinster Rugby to fly from Belfast instead of Dublin Airport amid passenger cap row, says Ryanair
Airline wants Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to direct regulator to issue additional slots this winter
‘Statistically significant’ increase in incidents involving unruly passengers on Irish airlines, IAA says
Some 426 incidents were reported to the Irish Aviation Authority last year
Aviation regulator proposes 25m seat limit for Dublin Airport next summer
IAA also expects demand to ‘significantly exceed’ the 32 million-a-year passenger cap next year
‘We’ve already broken it’: Dublin Airport passenger cap ‘bogus’ says Ryanair’s O’Leary
Airline has called on IAA to issue additional slots to avert potential winter crisis
Regulator set to announce draft Dublin Airport slots for next summer as passenger cap looms
Announcement will come against ongoing controversy around cap imposed as condition of opening second runway in 2022
Airlines must move away from dependency on Dublin Airport, says Minister
Carriers to be told any new routes can be catered for at Shannon, Cork or other regional airports
Dublin Airport manager criticises aviation watchdog following Ryanair ruling
IAA found there was ‘merit’ in four arguments made by Ryanair in its complaint against airport charges
Mixed messages on selling Ireland as a tourism destination
Possible cut in number of passengers allowed through Dublin Airport next summer makes a mockery of €70m marketing budget
Airlines fear cut of one million passengers next summer at Dublin Airport, says Ryanair
Ryanair has predicted the Irish Aviation Authority-imposed reduction similar to an existing winter cap designed to comply with planning laws
Aer Lingus boosts winter schedule
Irish carrier flying to Malta, Marrakesh and Seville and boosts services to Faro, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Nice Izmir, Alicante and Athens
Challenges to Dublin Airport winter passenger limit to be heard in December
DAA, Aer Lingus and Ryanair have brought separate challenges to a decision by the Irish Aviation Authority to limit passenger numbers at the airport for between October and March 2025
Aer Lingus, Ryanair follow Dublin Airport manager in challenging passenger cap decision
Move comes after DAA was given leave to bring a challenge over IAA decision it says will result in a breach of the 32 million annual passenger cap
Aer Lingus passengers in line for up to €600 compensation if flights are cancelled or delayed
Compensation applies if fewer than 14 days notice of changes to travel plans are given to customers
Johnny Ronan enters arbitration with council over Cherrywood row
Seen & Heard: Ryanair to sue IA; Premier Inn expands Irish targets; Enterprise Ireland’s €1bn idea; State invests €60m in climate funds
Christmas air fares to Dublin could hit €500, Ryanair says
Budget carrier says controversial winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport would force a “return to the 1980s” for seat prices
Regulators uphold complaint about charges by Dublin Airport
Ryanair challenged levies on passengers and emissions discounts
Dublin council’s dedicated drone unit to scale up use in public services
Long-term uses could include cargo and human transportation
Cap on passenger numbers at Dublin Airport hinders tourism growth, warns tourism group
Planners’ limit a ‘clear and present danger’ to key industry, council warns
Threat of private business jet ‘ban’ at Dublin Airport is lifted
US investors had warned Government of companies reevaluating Irish investments in light of any ban on executive jets
Irish Aviation Authority obtains €1m in refunds for passengers
IAA paid out €1.58 million in legal costs and settlements last year, annual report shows
Aer Lingus weighs up legal action against Dublin Airport passenger cap
As flagship airline issues Q1 operating loss, Irish carriers question right of aviation regulator to intervene in cap
Sports fans flying to matches could be hit by Dublin Airport passenger cap, airlines say
Ryanair has predicted that the limit would hit those travelling for sports fixtures and over Christmas and midterms
Airlines consider legal challenge to 14.4m winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport
Aviation regulator confirms plans to limit the number of seats airlines can offer over five month ‘winter season’
Airlines seek Dublin Airport growth despite passenger cap
Airport operator DAA says real demand is currently approaching 35 million passengers a year
Dublin Airport may be restricted to 14.4m passengers in winter
Ryanair warns such a move would hit those travelling over Christmas, midterms and for sports events
Increase in jamming of Irish flights’ GPS systems blamed on Russia
Phenomenon has increased markedly in recently months after thousands of incidents near Baltic and Scandinavian states
Atlantic Aviation Group to hire 30 trainees as business expands
The Shannon-based company employs 600 people in the Republic and a 150 in England
Dublin Airport fined €10m for dirty toilets and security queue waiting times
Regulator also awards €3.4m service bonus, leaving €6.7 million net fine for cleanliness and security queues among other issues
Consumer complaints: Who do you call when things go wrong?
‘Pricewatch receives more complaints about travel than any other area, although telecoms come close’
Flight cancelled? Here’s what you can do - and what your airline must do
Don’t expect compensation for storm-enforced disruptions, but you are entitled to a refund or rerouting, and perhaps ‘care and assistance’
Potential freeze on private business jets at Dublin Airport would ‘greatly hinder’ foreign direct investment in Ireland
Aviation source says while a private jet cap may have the appearance of simply inconveniencing ‘fat cats’, they are often those critical to commercial operations in Ireland
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