Irish Aviation Authority

Seen and heard: Ryanair forecasts major hit from passenger cap, Harris’s private jet bill and Meta’s sublet

Airlines plan to file legal papers by Friday, judge told

Airlines battle IAA cap on slots for next summer that will reduce the number of seats available from Dublin Airport by one million during the peak holiday period

Lengthy planning and legal battles will do nothing to restore international reputation of State’s key airport

Aer Lingus and other airlines are assessing the impact of limits imposed by regulators to ensure Dublin Airport stays within 32m passenger cap

Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin Airport

Airline wants Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to direct regulator to issue additional slots this winter

Some 426 incidents were reported to the Irish Aviation Authority last year

IAA also expects demand to ‘significantly exceed’ the 32 million-a-year passenger cap next year

Airline has called on IAA to issue additional slots to avert potential winter crisis

Announcement will come against ongoing controversy around cap imposed as condition of opening second runway in 2022

Carriers to be told any new routes can be catered for at Shannon, Cork or other regional airports

IAA found there was ‘merit’ in four arguments made by Ryanair in its complaint against airport charges

Possible cut in number of passengers allowed through Dublin Airport next summer makes a mockery of €70m marketing budget

Ryanair has predicted the Irish Aviation Authority-imposed reduction similar to an existing winter cap designed to comply with planning laws

Irish carrier flying to Malta, Marrakesh and Seville and boosts services to Faro, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Nice Izmir, Alicante and Athens

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

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

Compensation applies if fewer than 14 days notice of changes to travel plans are given to customers

Seen & Heard: Ryanair to sue IA; Premier Inn expands Irish targets; Enterprise Ireland’s €1bn idea; State invests €60m in climate funds

Budget carrier says controversial winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport would force a “return to the 1980s” for seat prices

Ryanair challenged levies on passengers and emissions discounts

Long-term uses could include cargo and human transportation

Planners’ limit a ‘clear and present danger’ to key industry, council warns

US investors had warned Government of companies reevaluating Irish investments in light of any ban on executive jets

IAA paid out €1.58 million in legal costs and settlements last year, annual report shows

As flagship airline issues Q1 operating loss, Irish carriers question right of aviation regulator to intervene in cap

Ryanair has predicted that the limit would hit those travelling for sports fixtures and over Christmas and midterms

Aviation regulator confirms plans to limit the number of seats airlines can offer over five month ‘winter season’

Airport operator DAA says real demand is currently approaching 35 million passengers a year

Ryanair warns such a move would hit those travelling over Christmas, midterms and for sports events

Phenomenon has increased markedly in recently months after thousands of incidents near Baltic and Scandinavian states

The Shannon-based company employs 600 people in the Republic and a 150 in England

Regulator also awards €3.4m service bonus, leaving €6.7 million net fine for cleanliness and security queues among other issues

‘Pricewatch receives more complaints about travel than any other area, although telecoms come close’

Don’t expect compensation for storm-enforced disruptions, but you are entitled to a refund or rerouting, and perhaps ‘care and assistance’

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

January marks implementation of inbuilt tracking systems for machines, enabling identification of devices via apps

New air navigation chairman addresses Oireachtas committee for first time

Peter Kearney, chief executive of AirNav Ireland, says plan to unify Europe’s air traffic control will happen