After implementing a cap on passengers, Dublin Airport is reportedly turning away airlines and declining requests for extra and once-off flights.
According to reuters.com, capacities at Ireland’s largest airport were capped at 32 million passengers while it awaits the construction of a second terminal, which planners approved more than a decade ago. It almost reached its cap in 2019, and with travel rapidly returning to pre-pandemic levels, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is mulling an increase of the cap to 40 million ahead of plans being lodged in the next few weeks to expand infrastructure at the airport.
In an address to a parliamentary committee, Kenny Jacobs, CEO of DAA, said they could not incentivise new growth.
“We have turned a few airlines away and told a few airlines that they can’t grow.”
Viewing deck on the cards
In a tweet posted earlier on November 22, the airport asked for the opinions of travellers on a possible viewing deck.
“Dublin Airport is currently exploring potential options to improve viewing options for plane spotters around the airport. Here’s one mock-up of what such a facility could look like. Would you use it?” asks the airport.
With more than 680 000 views, 2 200 reactions, and 360 comments, many feel that a train station around the airport would be a better use of budget. However, the airport responded that the project was not theirs to implement.
“We’d love a train connection. We even have a space reserved for the airport train station. But it’s not our project to deliver,” commented Dublin Airport.
