Ryanair is taking legal action against the IAA on the Dublin Airport passenger cap along with Aer Lingus and a number of US carriers

Willie Walsh, the head of the global airline body IATA, has said a passenger cap at Dublin airport has become "a joke" internationally and is preventing airlines from expanding there.The number of passengers at the airport,

Contrary to popular opinion, the Dublin Airport passenger cap is bad for regional airports. Kerry Airport chief John Mulhern has written to Taoiseach Simon Harris to warn him that regional airports risk losing business as a result of the 32 million-a-year passenger limit at Dublin. Barry O’Halloran has the details.

At least seven significant legal cases related to Dublin Airport planning difficulties are due to be heard in the weeks and months ahead.

IATA head Willie Walsh criticizes Dublin Airport's passenger cap as it inhibits airline growth. Set in 2007, the limit dents Ireland's economy, as airlines urge government intervention to raise capacity.

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Walsh said he speaks to international airlines who want to serve the Irish market and want to serve it through Dublin not Shannon or Cork,

Dublin Airport’s passenger cap is now “a joke” among international airlines, according to former Aer Lingus chief executive Willie Walsh. He claims the Government needs to intervene on the issue, and that passengers will face higher air fares to fly in and out of Dublin while the cap remains in place and demand remains strong.