Ryanair chief says 32 million passenger restriction will lead to record high air fares
Ryanair's Michael O’Leary: he claims the State’s restriction on Dublin passenger numbers could see air fares to Dublin this Christmas reach €500 one way. Photograph: Alan BetsonThe airline’s chief Michael O’Leary claimed the State’s restriction on Dublin passenger numbers could see air fares to Dublin this Christmas reach €500 one way as “reduced seat capacity fills”.
“Currently today in late August our lowest fares from London to Dublin on Friday, December 20th, Saturday, December 21st, or Sunday, December 22nd, are rapidly approaching €100 one way due to this Government’s failure to allow airlines to run extra flights to/from Dublin this Christmas,” Mr O’Leary said.
The cap limits the number of passengers that can use the facilities each year to 32 million. It was introduced as part of the granting of planning permission for the second terminal at the airport in 2007 and for an extension of Terminal 1 which was approved in 2008.Decision on a planning application by DAA to raise the 32 million threshold to 40 million is pending. The airport operator is also working on an interim application to raise the cap to 36 million passengers.
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