NBAA has asked the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland and the Irish Ambassador to the U.S. for help in combatting a proposed ban on nonscheduled flights, which included general aviation operations, at Dublin Airport (EIDW), the second-busiest business aviation airport in Ireland. The move by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is meant to keep EIDW within its current annual passenger traffic cap of 32 million, which DAA expects to exceed this year. DAA is attempting to raise the annual limit to 40 million but said it could take up to two years to get such approval.
“In essence, this action by the DAA will result in no business aviation flights being allowed to fly in or out of Dublin Airport until planning is secured to increase passenger capacity,” NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen explained to U.S. Ambassador Claire Cronin and Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason. Bolen also emphasized NBAA’s work with the Irish Business and General Aviation Association (IBGAA) to inform government officials about the importance of business aviation on the Emerald Isle, noting, “…the ban being proposed by the DAA will greatly hinder Ireland’s attractiveness as a location for foreign direct investment.”
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