Aviation

Retaining Dublin Airport passenger cap will not reduce emissions, DAA chief claims

Kenny Jacobs said he hoped the 32 million cap would be raised to allow airlines to expand in Dublin

Kenny Jacobs, the chief executive of DAA, pictured with Jayne O’Brien, head of Marketing and Loyalty with JetBlue, at the launch of JetBlue service Dublin airport. ‘Caps aren’t good. They’re great on your head when you’re trying to fend off the rain, but generally the cap that we have here is something that’s not helpful,’ said Jacobs. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Kenny Jacobs, DAA chief executive, said retaining the passenger cap in Dublin Airport will not cause emissions to go down.

He said the 32 million passenger cap was “not helpful” and needed to be increased to 40 million per year.

“Caps aren’t good. They’re great on your head when you’re trying to fend off the rain, but generally the cap that we have here is something that’s not helpful.

“Caps don’t help connectivity – they only cause airfares to go up, they don’t cause emissions to go down,” he said at the launch of American airline JetBlue’s new daily transatlantic service.