Aviation

‘Raising Dublin Airport passenger cap does not guarantee 25% rise in emissions’ – Kenny Jacobs

DAA boss said he anticipates a close to minimal change in the airport’s emissions should it be allowed to increase its passenger numbers by 8 million per year

Kenny Jacob, Andrea Carroll, DAA’s head of sustainability and Jack Chambers, minister of state at the Department of Transport, pictured at the launch today of 20 new sustainability initiatives that are being rolled out at Dublin and Cork airports

Increasing the passenger cap at Dublin Airport by a quarter does not mean a 25 per cent upsurge in the aerodrome’s emissions, the chief executive of the DAA has said.

Kenny Jacobs said that he anticipates a “close to minimal” change in the airport’s emissions should the DAA’s application to increase the annual passenger cap from 32 million to 40 million people per annum be accepted.

He said that load factor, flight distance, the age ...