Airports
General Aviation Threat Removed at Dublin Airport for Now
Proposed passenger caps no longer apply to general aviation operations at Irish airport
Dublin Airport
The Dublin Airport Authority has proposed eliminating all business and general aviation flights at Dublin Airport in an effort to meet its annual traffic cap of 32 million passengers.

The threat of a proposed passenger traffic cap at Dublin Airport (EIDW) that would have resulted in a ban on nonscheduled flights, including general aviation operations, has been removed—at least for the time being. In a draft decision released late last week, the Irish Aviation Authority said it “will not implement any capacity parameter associated with certain planning conditions relating to the annual capacity of Terminals 1 and 2 at Dublin Airport,” the second busiest business aviation facility in Ireland.

Instead, the draft decision proposes to implement a seat capacity limit of 14.4 million seats for the winter 2024 season, meaning Oct. 27, 2024, through March 29, 2025.

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