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
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 ...