Dublin Airport passengers could hit 35m next year
Planners’ cap on numbers at the hub set to be exceeded for second straight year
Kenny Jacobs
No cap on DAA’s income as revenue from retail, food and drink, rents and car parks soars at Dublin and Cork airports
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
Dublin passenger cap costing regional airports, Kerry Airport boss tells Taoiseach
Kerry gateway chief executive warns Taoiseach Simon Harris of threats to growth
Tax the rich in Budget 2025, says independent Oireachtas unit
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DAA’s breach of Dublin Airport passenger cap is not a good look for a State-owned company
Imagine the uproar if a property developer ignored their planning permission limitations?
O’Leary and Jacobs apocalyptic double act is best ignored
Government should not let itself be bounced into intervening over the passenger cap because of claims about €500 flights and half a billion in lost tourism revenue
Christmas air fares could hit ‘record high’ because of passenger cap, Michael O’Leary warns
Ryanair chief says 32 million passenger restriction will lead to record high air fares
DAA lowers charges at Cork Airport to encourage airlines to switch routes
Move comes as airport operator remains subject to passenger number cap in Dublin
Car parking at Dublin Airport is big business, so why has the sale of the unused QuickPark facility stalled?
Many parties are interested in buying. But the longer the stalemate persists, the greater the likelihood of bidders drifting away
DAA boss Jacobs holds shares in three airline groups
Shareholdings in airlines run by Ryanair, AIG and Lufthansa predate appointment to CEO and are included in SIPO returns - DAA says
Property developer makes €70m-plus bid to buy car park beside Dublin Airport
Pat Crean was an underbidder in original sale process for QuickPark site before DAA’s bid was blocked
DAA chief owns shares in 12 airlines operating out of Dublin Airport, Oireachtas hears
CEO of State-owned DAA tells Oireachtas transport committee that owning the shares was not a conflict of interest
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
Dublin Airport operator DAA seeking 32m passenger limit to be raised to 36m
Chief executive Kenny Jacobs warns that cap was deterring airlines from seeking slots at Dublin, denying State potentially valuable new air routes
Dublin Airport manager seeking deal to lease Gannon car park
DAA has approached developer Gerry Gannon after regulator prevented authority from buying car park outright
DAA criticised over response to Dublin Airport noise complaints
State airports company says it is consulting with air traffic control body and other agencies
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
Aviation entrepreneur Ulick McEvaddy and his vision for Dublin Airport
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Dublin Airport capacity limits could have ‘very significant’ impact on Irish economy
New report highlights that every 1 million passengers not allowed to arrive at airport could cost Irish economy €1.4 billion
Passenger limits threaten to hamstring Dublin Airport and damage economy
DAA has moved late to apply for a lifting of a cap on numbers that it knew was coming for the past 16 years, putting the ball in Fingal County Council’s court
Passenger restrictions at Dublin Airport will hit all aviation activity — DAA
General flights, business flights, as well as extra flights for big sporting events to be affected, Kenny Jacobs to tell Oireachtas
Ireland could miss out on new flights and destinations if Dublin Airport passenger cap is not lifted, Varadkar warns
DAA chief says process likely to take two years and airlines may take extra capacity elsewhere in interim
Gary McLean takes charge at Dublin Airport
John Brennan to head new IT strategy division at airport operator DAA
Passenger numbers at Dublin and Cork airports continue to rise
Almost 3m passed through Dublin Airport in September as rugby fans bumped up figures
Dublin Airport operator records strong recovery in first half of year
More than 17m passengers passed through Dublin and Cork airports, figures show
Owners of ‘strategic’ land at Dublin Airport say they plan to sell to ‘international fund’
Ulick McEvaddy says DAA’s €75m bid for land between runways is ‘derisory’
DAA ‘still interested’ in purchase of land between Dublin Airport runways
CEO Kenny Jacobs says if the sellers have received a bid “three times” the value of the land, “good luck to them”
DAA only likely bidder for Dublin Airport site ‘but not at crazy prices’
Chief executive advises travellers to book car parking in advance of summer holidays
Dublin and Cork airports see record passenger traffic in March
St Patrick’s Day and sports events boosted passenger traffic to 2.66m, figures show
Travel recovery continued apace in February
More than 1.2m people arrived in Ireland from abroad last month, up 1.1% on pre-Covid times
Dublin Airport aims to shorten security queues to under 20 minutes
DAA announces 15-point plan that includes more seats, better food and drink choices and faster wi-fi
Dublin Airport on Heathrow’s coat-tails as it seeks rise in passenger charges
Issues have arisen around cleanliness and overflowing bins at the facility, while the DAA has said it needs more money
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