Aviation

DAA ‘did not include’ extra flight arrivals in passenger cap emissions assessment

Fingal County Council has asked DAA for further information on its emissions assessment

DAA, the operator at Dublin Airport, has been asked for further information on its planning documents. Photo: Getty

DAA did not include private jet flights in its assessment of the extra emissions lifting the passenger cap at Dublin Airport could lead to, Fingal County Council has said.

The local authority asked DAA to update its aviation emissions assessment to include these flights, or provide “further justification” for excluding them from its planning documents.

According to a request for further information from the council, DAA did not include additional flights that would land in ...