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Ryanair is concerned that the proposals will lead to considerable disruption to airport activities

Ryanair appeals permission for Dublin airport tunnel

Dublin airport's biggest customer, Ryanair,, has lodged a planning appeal against the green light for a €200 million tunnel planned for the airport.

Business • 28 Mar 23

Kenny Jacobs, the CEO of Dublin airport operator daa

Daa's 15-point improvement plan for Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport operator daa has introduced a new 15-point plan aiming at improving standards for passengers at the airport over the coming months.

Business • 28 Mar 23

Daa already owns a number of car parks around Dublin Airport

CCPC notified of daa plans to buy former QuickPark site

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it has been notified of Dublin Airport owner daa's plans to buy the site of the former privately run car park near the airport.

Business • 24 Mar 23

This year's St Patrick's Festival will be the biggest celebration to date

A lucky charm - The business of St Patrick's Day

It is our national holiday. But for many businesses the period around St Patrick's Day is an important part of the commercial calendar, writes Petula Martyn.

Business • 17 Mar 23

The condition was one of 11 conditions attached to the grant of permission for the extension to the North Apron

daa wins planning battle over €5m contribution demand

The operator of Dublin Airport, daa, has won a battle with Fingal County Council concerning the council's demand that it pay €5m in planning contributions.

Business • 16 Mar 23

Ryanair has announced 14 new routes from Dublin Airport for its Summer 2023 schedule

Ryanair warns against rising charges at Dublin Airport

Ryanair has warned that it will inevitably have to locate future aircraft and route expansion elsewhere in Europe, as a result of rising passenger charges at Dublin airport.

Business • 14 Mar 23

220,000 passengers are set to depart Dublin Airport between this Thursday and next Monday

432,000 set to pass through Dublin Airport this weekend

432,000 passengers are set to travel through Dublin Airport this bank holiday weekend.

Business • 13 Mar 23

The total number of passengers carried by Dublin and Cork airports in February this year was 2.22 million, up from 2.16 million in February 2019

Airport numbers pass pre-Covid levels in February

Both Dublin and Cork airports saw record numbers of passengers in February with 2.06 million and 157,000 passengers travelling through respectively, according to operator daa.

Business • 06 Mar 23

There was more drone disruption at Dublin Airport on Thursday

Delay in tackling drones at airport 'deeply alarming'

The Director General of the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce has said the recent illegal drone activity at Dublin Airport is extremely serious and that it is "deeply alarming" how long it is taking to address it.

Dublin • 04 Mar 23

The planning authority has granted planning permission to daa for the project

Green light for Dublin airport €200m runway tunnel

Fingal County Council has given the green light to plans by daa to construct a new €200 million tunnel under its Crosswind runway at Dublin airport.

Business • 01 Mar 23

More than twelve other companies operating at the airport will also be at the event

Dublin Airport operator to host jobs fair this weekend

Dublin Airport operator daa will host a two-day jobs fair this weekend, with hundreds of jobs on offer.

Business • 28 Feb 23

It was the latest in a series of disruptions at the airport due to drone activity

Government looking at mechanisms to 'take down drones'

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said the Government is looking at the mechanisms of how to police and take down drones that are causing disruption at Dublin Airport.

Ireland • 22 Feb 23

The man was charged in connection with an incident at Dublin Airport on 2 July, 2022

Man charged over Dublin Airport drone incident

A 41-year-old man accused of causing a security alert by flying a drone into a "critical area" of Dublin Airport has been granted bail.

Courts • 21 Feb 23

The daa chairman warned passenger charges were being set at pre-Covid levels

Daa warned regulator about impact of cuts to charges

The company responsible for running Dublin Airport warned the aviation regulator it would not be able to afford extra staff to keep passengers happy when it came to security queues, cleanliness, and unforeseen problems with airlines.

Business • 15 Feb 23

Dublin Airport operations were disrupted over the weekend following drone sightings

Daa calls for system to 'take down' drones at airport

The chief executive of Dublin Airport operator, daa, has called for a State defence system to take down drones that disrupt flights at airports.

Ireland • 08 Feb 23

Daa said the number of passengers using Dublin Airport in January was 2% higher than in January 2019 - the previous record January

Dublin Airport reports record January passenger numbers

Dublin Airport has reported its busiest ever January with just over 2.1 million passengers travelling through during the first month of the year, new figures from the airport's operator daa show today.

Business • 08 Feb 23

It is illegal to fly drones within 5km of the airport

Ministers pledge to tackle illegal drone activity

The Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport have pledged to "work closely" with State bodies to ensure the illegal use of drones is tackled effectively.

Ireland • 07 Feb 23

It is illegal to fly drones within 5km of any airport in the State.

Flights diverted after drone sighting at Dublin Airport

A number of flights have been forced to divert to Shannon Airport after a drone was spotted at Dublin Airport.

Ireland • 03 Feb 23

Noise complaints to Dublin Airport jump as runway opens

The opening of the new €320m North Runway and an overall increase in aircraft movements following the easing of restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a threefold increase in the number of complaints about noise at Dublin Airport last year.

Business • 01 Feb 23

Kenny Jacobs started in his new role as daa chief executive last week

New daa boss calls for passenger charges system reset

The new chief executive of Dublin and Cork airport operator, daa, will call for a reset of the system of regulation of passenger charges, when he appears before an Oireachtas committee tomorrow.

Business • 17 Jan 23

A total of 2.2 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport during December alone (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Dublin Airport passenger numbers up 231% on 2021

Just over 28.1 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in 2022, representing a 231% increase on 2021 numbers.

Business • 16 Jan 23

First flight takes off from Dublin Airport's new runway in August

2022 - The year aviation and tourism took off again

Passengers returned to the skies in huge numbers in 2022, after two years of travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic which grounded the aviation industry.

Business • 28 Dec 22

CAR expects Dublin Airport will be able to generate €2.8bn in revenue over the next four years

Dublin Airport passenger charge cap up 7% next year

Dublin Airport will be able to charge airlines €8.68 per passenger next year, a 7% increase on the 2022 limit.

Business • 23 Dec 22

Scenes of joy at Dublin Airport, with Christmas reunions, hugs and kisses

Christmas travel: Busy day for planes, trains, buses

It is a busy day at Dublin Airport - one of the busiest of the Christmas period - as people travel home for Christmas.

Ireland • 23 Dec 22

Ryanair set to fly from Dublin to Kos and Brindisi over the summer months

Ryanair to launch two new Dublin routes for summer

Ryanair has announced two new summer destinations from Dublin to Kos in Greece and Brindisi in Italy as part of its summer 2023 schedule.

Business • 22 Dec 22

Dublin Airport