{"id":16570,"date":"2025-09-27T06:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/?page_id=16570"},"modified":"2025-09-27T06:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:12:18","slug":"airport-operator-warned-as-32m-annual-limit-exceeded","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/?page_id=16570","title":{"rendered":"Airport Operator Warned as 32M Annual Limit Exceeded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"offcanvas\">\n<div class=\"offcanvas-header cs-bg-navbar-dark\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"site\">\n<div class=\"site-inner\">\n<header id=\"masthead\" class=\"site-header\">\n<nav class=\"navbar navbar-primary sticky-nav\">\n<div id=\"search\" class=\"site-search\">\n<div class=\"cs-container\">\n<div class=\"search-form-wrap\">\n<form class=\"search-form\" role=\"search\" action=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/\" method=\"get\">\n<div class=\"cs-input-group\">Airport Operator Warned as 32M Annual Limit Exceeded<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"site-content sidebar-enabled sidebar-right post-sidebar-disabled\">\n<div class=\"cs-container\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"main-content\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-37099\" class=\"entry post-37099 page type-page status-publish\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36986\" src=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/456252167_1908326822926892_7018496103096252099_n-7-1-768x256-2-2-1-3-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/456252167_1908326822926892_7018496103096252099_n-7-1-768x256-2-2-1-3-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/456252167_1908326822926892_7018496103096252099_n-7-1-768x256-2-2-1-3-3-300x100.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"256\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36985\" src=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1111-3-1024x640-2-3-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1111-3-1024x640-2-3-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1111-3-1024x640-2-3-3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1111-3-1024x640-2-3-3-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1111-3-1024x640-2-3-3-800x500.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fingal County Council has issued an enforcement notice to Dublin Airport operator DAA for exceeding its 32 million annual passenger cap\u2014despite the High Court suspending the limit pending legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Key Developments<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\" \/>\u00a0Passenger cap breached \u2013 33.3M travelers passed through in 2023 (vs. 32M limit).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\" \/>\u00a0Enforcement notice issued \u2013 DAA given two years to comply or secure approval for higher limits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\" \/>\u00a0High Court suspension \u2013 The cap is currently unenforced due to ongoing legal challenges by Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and Airlines for America.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2714.svg\" alt=\"\u2714\" \/>\u00a0DAA seeks expansion \u2013 Applied to increase cap to 36M and 40M passengers, but decision delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Why Is There a Passenger Cap?<\/p>\n<p>The 32 million limit was imposed in 2007 when An Bord Plean\u00e1la approved Terminal 2, aiming to prevent road congestion. Since then, infrastructure upgrades have been made, but the cap remains.<\/p>\n<p>DAA\u2019s Response: \u201cA Planning System Mess\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A DAA spokesman called the enforcement notice a \u201csorry indictment\u201d of Ireland\u2019s \u201cbroken\u201d planning system, stating:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassenger numbers will exceed 36M this year and reach 40M by 2030. This enforcement notice highlights why we need urgent legislative reform.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37101\" src=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-scaled.jpg 658w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-77x300.jpg 77w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-263x1024.jpg 263w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-768x2987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-395x1536.jpg 395w, https:\/\/news.phuket-times.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250925_081131-800x3112.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img 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