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Fáilte Ireland: Regional airports will not win business from Dublin’s passenger cap

The head of the tourism agency said that it was not viable to move planes to smaller Irish airports

Paul Kelly, chief executive of Fáilte Ireland, said that airlines are more likely to move planes to Dubrovnik or Malaga than other Irish airports Picture: Bryan Meade

Ireland’s regional airports taking routes from Dublin Airport to get around the passenger cap is not a viable option, the head of Fáilte Ireland has said.

There is currently a passenger cap of 32 million at Dublin Airport, which last year carried 31.9 million passengers through its terminals.

DAA, the operator of the airport, is currently seeking an increase in the passenger cap to 40 million but there are calls from some for routes to ...