The aviation authority said it anticipates the demand for slots for next summer will “significantly exceed” the seat cap.

Regulators confirmed plans to limit airlines at Dublin Airport to 25.2 million passengers next summer in a move likely to spark legal challenges from Airlines which could now face restrictions at the hub as a result.

The aviation regulator has confirmed it plans to limit airline seat capacity at Dublin Airport to 25.2m next summer, around 1m less than the same period this year.

A passenger cap at Dublin Airport is set to damage Ireland's economy and harm plans to expand the country's dominant airport into an international aviation hub, Irish airline bosses and the airport's CEO warned on Thursday.

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The Irish Aviation Authority has formally set a cap of 25.2 million seats at Dublin Airport next summer, in order to ensure the legal capacity is not exceeded.

Around 3.46 million passengers passed through the airport in August alone, making it the busiest month ever in Dublin Airport’s 84-year history. And that trend of increasing pas

Ryanair has announced the cancellation of 14 routes from Dublin Airport starting today. The budget airline are one of a number of carriers who will have to chop and change their Irish flights as the Airport pushes up against the ceiling of the controversial 32 million passenger cap.