Comments by Leo Varadkar on a trade mission to South Korea suggest that the cap on passengers at Dublin Airport, currently set at 32 million per year, should be increased.
“I appreciate it has to go through a planning process, but Dublin Airport is the gateway to the country. We are an island.”
“You can do so much by ship, but aviation is the way we get on and off the island both for trade and for personal travel and capping that, I think, creates a difficulty.
Mr Varadkar emphasizes the importance of Dublin Airport as the country’s gateway, considering Ireland’s status as an island. He suggests that limiting air travel creates difficulties for both trade and personal travel.
The removal of the current cap would require going through the appropriate planning procedures.
