Dublin Airport may be restricted to 14.4m passengers in winter

Regulators could limit airlines at Dublin Airport to carrying 14.4m passengers this winter to ensure traffic remains within a controversial cap. Planners have restricted Ireland’s biggest airport to 32 million passengers a year as a condition of allowing it to operate its north runway, which opened in 2022. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is considering limiting airlines operating at the airport to a maximum of 14.4 million seats from October 27th next to March 29th, 2025 to ensure the cap is not breached. The IAA confirmed on Friday it has proposed introducing the winter-time limit in a draft decision recently published, to “take account of planning conditions relating to the annual capacity of terminals one and two at Dublin Airport”. If it decides to do so, the authority added, this would be the first time it has imposed a seat limit on airlines operating at Dublin Airport. The authority, responsible for setting limits that determine the allocation of take-off and landing slots to airlines at Dublin Airport, is thought likely to announce its decision on Tuesday.<br/>