Airlines for America raises Dublin Airport passenger cap with US officials

Airlines for America has made representations to US government officials over the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, the Business Post reports. The newspaper understands that the group – which represents carriers including American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, Southwest and United – has met US officials a number of times on the issue. It has also joined a High Court action taken by Ryanair, Aer Lingus and the DAA against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) winter slot restrictions. It has claimed the IAA’s decision to restrict passenger numbers for operations at Dublin Airport violates the Open Skies agreement between the US and the EU. Airport operator DAA, which is seeking a higher cap than the current annual limit of 32m, has forecast that the issue will end up in a European court. The IAA is due to publish its final decision on slot allocation for summer 2025 at Dublin Airport shortly.<br/>