Dublin Airport seeks to raise cap to 36 million passengers with new application filed today

The current cap, which was originally imposed as a planning condition in 2007 related to the construction of Terminal 2, is 32 million.

The submission being made to Fingal County Council today is a standalone application that involves no other elements such as capital investment.

The DAA already has a major planning application from the council that seeks to raise the passenger cap to 40 million a year. That application includes €2.4bn worth of infrastructure upgrades that also have to be considered by council officials.

The DAA confirmed it is submitting the ‘no-build’ application today. “As the application does not seek permission to build any infrastructure, DAA hopes that it can move swiftly through the planning system and provide a short-term solution to the terminal-cap impasse impacting Ireland’s connectivity, tourism and economy,” it said.

Political parties including Fianna Fail pledged during the election campaign that they would deal with the issue of the cap, and…

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