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RYANAIR CALLS ON MICHEÁL MARTIN TO SCRAP DUBLIN AIRPORT CAPAS TOURIST NUMBERS SLUMP 30% IN FEBRUARY
EUROPE’S LARGEST PASSENGER AIRLINE TODAY CALLED ON TAOISEACH TO
ACTION GOVT PROGRAMME TO SCRAP DUBLIN AIRPORT CAP.
The CSO stats for Feb (attached) show visitor numbers slumped 30% from 433,300 in 2024 to just 304,300 in 2025. Tourism is Ireland’s largest industry and Ireland’s biggest employer, yet our new Govt comprising a coalition between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, both of whom ran in the election with a promise to scrap the cap at Dublin Airport, still haven’t taken any action. Consulting with “Stakeholders” is not action. It’s just more dither and delay. Ireland’s largest industry needs urgent action from the Govt, to enable it to grow. Dublin Airport has built a second runway, yet the airlines can’t use it because of an 18-year-old planning restriction over outdated concerns about road traffic around Dublin Airport.
It is time for Micheál Martin’s new Govt to implement its action programme and scrap the cap at Dublin Airport.
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:
“It is time for action as our biggest industry, Tourism continues to slump. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were successful in the last election on a Programme promise to scrap the Dublin Airport cap. The Programme for Govt promises to scrap this outdated cap. Yet 2 months into the new Govt, as the summer season is about to kick off, no action has been taken.
We call today on Micheál Martin and his Govt to use their legal power to write to the IAA and instruct them to approve all new slot applications from airlines who wish to deliver growth and/also pass urgent legislation removing Dublin Airport from the dead hand of Fingal Co Co and its woefully slow and failing planning process.
Ireland’s Tourism industry is suffering a slump, and the only way out of this is slump is to scrap the cap at Dublin Airport and allow Irish airlines like Ryanair to deliver the growth, which Dublin’s second runway now facilitates. This Govt was elected to ‘scrap the cap’ not waste more months/years dithering on consultations with useless “Stakeholders” on what is our national gateway airport.”
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