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,

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,

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.

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.