DAA lands near €300m profit despite passenger cap limitations
CEO Kenny Jacobs predicts airline demand will see passengers at Dublin rise to 36m this year
Formerly Dublin Airport Authority
CEO Kenny Jacobs predicts airline demand will see passengers at Dublin rise to 36m this year
Clare deputy Cathal Crowe says Shannon stopover not making a comeback
Airline has begun new service from Dublin to Nashville and is adding further European destinations
Department of Transport highlights runway length, proximity to Wild Atlantic Way and 2.5 hour drive to capital
Two sets of proceedings arose from worker’s use of expletive at Aer Lingus employee
DAA chief executive says it is ‘committed to being good neighbours’ and listening to community concerns
Residents claim ill-health effects from flights with take-offs ‘every two minutes’ during summer months
Irish Aviation Authority publishes draft slot allocations for later this year
Report finds almost 17,000 people living near airport are at risk of cardiovascular illness
High Court judge asks how an expletive can bring about two sets of legal proceedings
O’Brien says he had ‘positive’ talks with US airlines group as Government says it is committed to ending 32m passenger limit
No wonder DAA was so keen to purchase the 6,200-space former QuickPark site near the airport
Agreement in principle to buy Bakkavor marks a major departure in ambition for the Dublin-based sandwich and ready-meal maker
€200 million infrastructure needed to improve access and safety on airfield
Bookseller operates 10 WH outlets at airport, accounting for most of its business
However, bathroom cleanliness continued to fall below targets in 2024, its regulator IAA said
Ruling follows referral of key issues to Europe last year and will remain in place until case is ultimately decided
Potential for EU-US trade war has added to need for action on passenger cap
American carrier group Airlines for America to meet Government officials to discuss contentious limit
From Wednesday of this week until next Tuesday around 400,000 passengers are expected to come and go
Noise regulator says it may need to assess latest planning permission
Passengers will be able to use the Park2Travel car park – which was formerly Quick Park until it closed in 2020 – from next Monday
Airline chief executive says ‘strange’ cap on north runway flights could damage Dublin Airport’s transatlantic hub status
Industry chiefs seek solutions as overseas visitors to Republic tumble 25% in January
IAG-owned carrier blames pilots’ dispute and increased transatlantic competition for decline
Transport docs
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys dismissed the challenge in a judgement on Friday
Airline initially cited concerns about climate, emissions limits, water quality and bat safety in appeal against An Bord Pleanála approval
Senior employee of 25 years was arrested for stealing from retailers in airport complex
Passengers are now able to travel to the airport by rail and bus on a single ticket
State company DAA will again ask Fingal County Council to increase limit to 36 million passengers a year
Deirdre Fitzpatrick Lally (54) of Beechwood, Kinsealy, Malahide, Co Dublin, sued Aer Lingus and the airport operator, DAA plc
Talks with Dublin Airport over dispute have eased concerns
Ryanair plans to fly record 123 routes from Dublin this summer
Seen and heard: airport cap row may soon be resolved, Vit Hit’s UK sales and councils to face crackdown on housing targets
DAA ‘baffled and bewildered’ by ‘bizarre Fingal County Council flip-flop’
Fingal County Council receives 171 new third-party submissions on DAA plans to raise passenger limit
The action against the sector regulator was due to run for three weeks at the High Court
European court could hear passenger cap case next year
Look up at the screen in Dublin Airport and marvel at all those destinations and what they mean. Think of all the people coming and going. Consider all the ideas, schemes and plans, the commerce, the deals and the dreams
Figures from data consultancy OAG show that the route had 2.35m seats last year, placing it behind Rome Fiumicino to Madrid
In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’
Decisions on legal challenges and planning applications will define 2025 for the aviation sector at least as much as their success in filling seats
Experts urge An Bord Pleanála to adopt ‘robust noise management policies’ to protect public health
Airport operator DAA hopes interim measure designed to address capacity crunch will move quickly through planning system
Former Quickpark site with 6,100 spaces has been closed since 2020
The aviation industry might have lost the heady glamour of its early years but new technology has only fuelled Irish plane-spotters’ passion for flight
Tourism needs aviation to bring in visitors,and airlines need tourism to fill their seats
Airlines for America lobby wrote to outgoing Minister of State at Department of Transport James Lawless as well as other senior politicians
Any decision faces likely appeals cautions DAA boss Kenny Jacobs
Court of Justice of the EU takes an average of 16 months to rule on such matters referred by national courts
Despite lots of talk from politicians about not intervening in the planning process the goals of new national tourism strategy can only be achieved if the Dublin Airport passenger cap is lifted
Airport operator DAA warns community group against protesting on private property
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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