Aviation

International airline executives urge Fingal council to approve Dublin Airport expansion plan

EgyptAir, WestJet, Hainan Airlines and SunExpress Airlines among carriers to back proposed expansion while objectors include a junior minister

DAA, the Dublin Airport operator, wants to upgrade infrastructure at the transport hub and increase passenger capacity to 40 million per annum. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Executives representing major international airlines have urged Fingal County Council to approve the proposed expansion of Dublin Airport.

The local authority has been told the new infrastructure proposed and an increased passenger cap could help open Ireland to more tourism and trade from the US, Africa, China and Turkey.

In December, DAA, the operator of Dublin Airport, applied for permission to build a suite of 11 infrastructure projects and increase its passenger capacity from 32 ...