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Air Canada has extended the operating season of its Dublin-Vancouver route

Air Canada resumes extended Dublin to Vancouver route

Air Canada, Canada's largest airline, relaunched its seasonal service between Dublin and Vancouver over the weekend.

Revenue jumped 9% when compared to 2023 to €1.1 billion.

daa profits and revenue rise as passenger numbers grow

Dublin and Cork airport operator daa recorded increased profits and revenue last year, as passenger numbers continued to grow.

Business • 01 May 25

Dublin Airport handled 84% of all Irish flights last year

Record 41 million passengers used Irish airports in 2024

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an increase in international travel in 2024 with the number of passengers using Irish airports hitting a new record high.

Business • 17 Apr 25

110,000 passengers are set to pass through the airport every day between Friday and Monday.

460,000 to pass through Dublin Airport over long weekend

Dublin Airport operator daa expects 460,000 passengers to pass through the airport this Easter bank holiday weekend.

Business • 16 Apr 25

A man and a woman, both in their 60s, were arrested following the seizure

€342k cash seized from two passengers at Dublin airport

Over €342,000 in cash was seized from two passengers at Dublin Airport by gardaí and Revenue's Customs Service yesterday.

Dublin • 11 Apr 25

The 15,000 solar panels, on a 28-acre site, are expected to generate up to 9 gigawatt hours of electricity every year

Solar farm shows challenge of cutting airport emissions

Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien has officially opened the new solar farm beside Dublin Airport.

Dublin • 12 Apr 25

The daa said the spiral ramps at Terminal 1 have been redundant from their original operational purpose - public parking access - for almost 50 years

Daa appeals Council's refusal to demolish spiral ramps

Permitting daa proposals to demolish spiral parking ramps now at Dublin Airport's Terminal 1 "will unlock a critical development opportunity at the core of the Dublin Airport campus".

Business • 02 Apr 25

Between tomorrow and next Tuesday, the airport is expecting 400,000 passengers.

Dublin Airport expects lower St Patrick's week numbers

The number of people passing through Dublin Airport this St Patrick's Day weekend will be down on last year due to the passenger cap, while Shannon and Cork are expecting higher passenger numbers.

Business • 11 Mar 25

A 24/7 bus shuttle service with quick transfers every 12 minutes during peak times from the new carpark to Dublin Airport

New Park2Travel carpark opens at Dublin Airport

An extra 6,000 car parking spaces will be available at Dublin Airport from today.

Business • 10 Mar 25

The spiral parking ramps at Dublin Airport's Terminal 1

Daa plan to demolish 'spiral parking ramps' refused

Fingal County Council has refused planning permission to Dublin Airport operator's plan to demolish spiral parking ramps at Terminal 1.

Business • 07 Mar 25

The airline said the news follows the announcement that Dublin Airport's passenger cap has been paused for this summer.

Air Canada to add more flights from Dublin this summer

Air Canada will increase capacity on its routes from Dublin this summer, adding additional flights to Montreal and Vancouver.

Business • 20 Feb 25

Changes have been made to the 700, 701 and 702 Aircoach routes (Photo: RollingNews)

Aircoach announces cutbacks to Dublin Airport services

Aircoach has announced a number of cutbacks to its Dublin and Wicklow services to and from Dublin Airport, due to what the company says is declining demand.

Dublin • 19 Feb 25

The Workplace Relations Commission has rejected a complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 against the Dublin Airport Authority by an airside operations manager, who was dismissed last August

WRC upholds sacking of senior Dublin Airport executive

A tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a senior Dublin Airport executive whose 25-year career came to an end when he was sacked for gross misconduct after being arrested over allegations of theft from terminal shops.

Business • 12 Feb 25

Aer Lingus flight EI121 departed Dublin Airport for Orlando just after 1.50pm this afternoon but had to turn around due to a 'technical issue'

Plane returns to Dublin Airport after 'technical issue'

A plane bound for the US was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport.

Dublin • 11 Feb 25

Daa is to re-lodge a planning application with Fingal County Council to increase Dublin Airport's capacity to 36 million passengers a year

Daa to re-lodge application to hike Dublin Airport cap

The operator of Dublin airport is to re-lodge a planning application with Fingal County Council (FCC) to increase the airport capacity to 36 million passengers a year in the coming days.

Business • 05 Feb 25

Ryanair said its new four bay hangar at Dublin Airport will create over 200 new jobs for engineers and mechanics

Ryanair starts new €40m hangar at Dublin Airport

Ryanair has started construction of its new €40m aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport.

Business • 30 Jan 25

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said there is currently no certainty that Dublin Airport will be able to grow beyond Summer 2025

Scrapping passenger cap should be new govt's first move

Ryanair has called on the incoming Transport Minister to abolish the Dublin Airport passenger cap as the new government's first initiative.

Business • 23 Jan 25

The average amount of alcohol consumed at Dublin Airport last year was half a pint per passenger, according to the airport operator

Dublin Airport operators say two-pint limit not needed

The operators of Dublin Airport have said that while alcohol consumption at airports needs to be controlled, they do not feel Dublin Airport needs to implement a two drink limit.

Ireland • 14 Jan 25

Fingal County Council rejected the application because it failed to comply with development regulations (pic: RollingNews.ie)

Bid to boost Dublin Airport passenger cap ruled 'invalid'

Fingal County Council has ruled that an application from the operators of Dublin Airport to raise the airport's passenger cap to 36 million passengers per annum was invalid

Business • 14 Jan 25

New accounts filed by Gate Gourmet Ireland Ltd show that pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of the Swiss headquartered firm declined as revenues rose by 17% to €18.34m

Profits decline 48% at Gate Gourmet due to higher costs

Pre-tax profits at airport catering operator Gate Gourmet declined by 48% to €1.16m in 2023 due mainly to the cessation of cost saving initiatives introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 08 Jan 25

Daa's planning consultants Coakley O'Neill Town Planning stress that no physical works are either required or proposed as part of the planning application for Dublin Airport

Rise to 36m passengers 'modest uplift' - daa consultants

Planning consultants for Dublin airport operator daa have stated that new plans to increase airport capacity to 36 million passengers a year is "a modest uplift in passenger growth".

Business • 30 Dec 24

Dublin Airport will be 85 years old in January and when it first opened in 1940, it was built to accommodate 100,000 passengers per year

Dublin Airport cafes sold tea/coffee every 12 seconds

Dublin Airport's cafes served up more than 2.5 million cups of tea and coffee during 2024 to passengers - equating to a cup of tea or coffee being poured at the airport every 12 seconds.

Business • 30 Dec 24