Irish and US airlines are taking legal action over a 32 million-a-year passenger cap imposed on Dublin Airport in 2007, after the Irish Aviation Authority said numbers for next summer would be limited to 25.2 million
DAA’s income from aeronautical revenues, retail, food and beverage concessions, car parks, and property rents soared by an inflation-busting 15% between January and June
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin Airport
Taking the first six months of the year, the number of flights to and from Irish airports increased by 4,217, CSO data shows
Carriers to be told any new routes can be catered for at Shannon, Cork or other regional airports
Cash will aid in cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Move comes as airport operator remains subject to passenger number cap in Dublin
Pilot action: Flights from Dublin and Cork airports to UK and mainland Europe among most-impacted
Most affected flights are for destinations in the UK and mainland Europe
The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association told the carrier this week that members would start a work-to-rule from June 26th
‘All options to add spaces have been exhausted’, according to a presentation prepared by DAA for TDs and Senators
Dublin Airport and Cork airport operator says passengers should remove ‘hoodies or loose oversize jumpers or sweaters’ when going through security
Cork Airport recorded its busiest year ever for international traffic, as passenger numbers reached 2.8m
Don’t expect compensation for storm-enforced disruptions, but you are entitled to a refund or rerouting, and perhaps ‘care and assistance’
Accused falsely claimed to be the biological father of child applying for an Irish passport
Volume of passengers in September more than eight times that of September 2020
Gateway poised to reach planning permission limit this year
Dublin Airport passengers urged to contact airline if travelling through airport on Monday
Retailer operates outlets in three Irish airports and at Arnotts department store
Almost 3m passed through Dublin Airport in September as rugby fans bumped up figures
More than 17m passengers passed through Dublin and Cork airports, figures show
Number of bus journeys outside Dublin in the last week of July was up 10% on 2019 figures and by a fifth on last year
Shannon Airport remains on standby for further diversions if required
Passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels in July as 3.4m travel through hub
Air travel has quickly returned to pre-pandemic levels, as people rush to book flights, but there’s a huge shortage of aircraft, and airlines are having to cut capacity and increase prices
CSO’s Transport Bulletin shows public transport journeys remain higher than pre-pandemic levels
Airports return to pre-Covid numbers
Season finished ‘very dry’ with totals below long-term average everywhere in May
The head of the Dublin Airport Authority expects it to happen but Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary begs to differ
Options include a third terminal at Dublin airport, a second one at Baldonnel, and a new one on a greenfield site outside the capital
Cork passenger numbers top 1m as airport prepares for a busy summer with new Ryanair routes
More than 1.785 million people arrived in the Republic from overseas last month
St Patrick’s Day and sports events boosted passenger traffic to 2.66m, figures show
Atlantic low pressure system took over and dominated after unseasonably dry February
Airports to use aid for development projects such as upgrading facilities
Both airports beat their energy targets of a 10% reduction in electricity and gas consumption
Cork Airport also sees increase in traffic as DAA chief promises further improvement in ‘passenger experience’
Airline says it is reviewing all operations because of Covid-19 pandemic
Doing hands-on shifts is giving managers at Cork Airport a taste of life on the shop floor
New service to Charles de Gaulle airport will bring an extra 33,750 seats
Hundreds of supporters greeted Ireland’s first-ever Olympic medallists in rowing
CityJet to axe London City service, Norwegian Air service to Boston postponed
Investment of €1m in project could see travel between the two cities cut to 30 minutes
Two Aer Lingus planes and one Ryanair redirected to Shannon because of conditions
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