DUBLIN Airport bosses have played down the impact of the passenger cap on people during the busy winter season as he claimed: “Everybody will get home for Christmas.” Last week, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary warned that he will be forced to double or treble the price of flights for people coming home for Christmas this year due to the 32 million passenger cap. The cap at Dublin Airport that was put in place during the planning permission for Terminal 2 due to concerns about noise pollution and traffic issues.
The Daa which runs the airport have applied for the cap to be lifted to 40 million but this application could take up to 18 more months before there is a decision. Michael O’Leary claims that Ryanair applied for 270,000 more passenger spaces to cover the busy Christmas period but they have been turned down because Dublin Airport is already approaching the cap. The controversial airline boss said the lack of flights will push up prices significantly with flights to Dublin from the UK coming in between €500 and €1,000.
However, DAA boss Kenny Jacobs played down the impact of the passenger cap in December as he claimed: “Everybody will get home for Christmas .” He admitted that the passenger cap is of serious concern and said the airport may be forced to breach the rule this year. He told the Oireachtas Transport Committee: “I think it is very important that everybody hears this message – everybody will get home for Christmas.
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