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, 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.