Ryanair announced its record summer schedule for Dublin, flying 123 routes including a new route to Rabat, Morocco, and adding extra flights on 18 popular routes such as Faro and Ibiza.
The suspension of Dublin airport’s traffic cap enforced by the IAA since May 2024 allows Ryanair to expand capacity in Dublin for Summer 2025, promoting tourism and economic development in Ireland.
Ryanair plans to invest $3.4bn to increase its Dublin-based fleet to 34 aircraft, adding 14 new Boeing MAX-8 aircraft that reduce CO2 and noise emissions by 16pc and 40pc, respectively.
At a press conference in Dublin, the airline urged the new Transport Minister to permanently abolish the Dublin Airport traffic cap to ensure continued growth in traffic, connectivity, tourism, and foreign direct investment throughout 2025 and beyond.
Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson, shared: “We are pleased to announce growth for Dublin this Summer, where we are adding 1 new based aircraft (34 total) and 1 new route to Rabat (123 total), as well as extra flights on 18 existing Ryanair routes to/from Dublin. This growth is a direct result of the temporary suspension of the outdated traffic cap at Dublin Airport for Summer 2025, following our successful submission to the High Court and the subsequent referral of the traffic cap’s legality to the EU Court of Justice. We will also be responding to DAA’s reduced airport charges for next-gen aircraft by swapping 14 of our current Dublin-based aircraft for 14 new Boeing ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft, which are more environmentally efficient, cutting CO2 emissions by 16% and noise by 40%.
While this is great news for Irish passengers in the short-term, the long-term problem has not gone away and while we are confident that the EU Court of Justice will deem the Dublin traffic cap illegal, there is currently no certainty that Dublin will be able to grow beyond Summer 2025. Therefore, we need the new Transport Minister to take this unique opportunity and make abolishment of the Dublin traffic cap the new Govt’s no.1 priority, which would allow Ryanair to grow Ireland’s traffic 50pc to 30m passenger p.a. by 2030. If the new Transport Minister fails to rid of this ridiculous traffic cap, as their predecessor did, then they risk Dublin’s traffic growth stagnating once again to the detriment of Ireland’s tourism, jobs, and economy.”
