Ryanair has announced a significant expansion of its operations at Dublin Airport, for this coming summer, and has urged the incoming Tourism Minister to make the permanent abolishment of the 32 million person annual passenger cap at the airport their main priority.
Ryanair airline CEO, Eddie Wilson unveiled the carrier’s Dublin growth plans, this morning. These include adding flight frequency on 18 existing routes, adding one new route – to Morocco’s capital, Rabat – and adding one new Dublin-based plane.
However, Mr Wilson stressed this growth is only being made possible due to the temporary suspension of the passenger cap for next summer – and a lowering of airport charges, by operator daa – and he warned that the long-term problem of the passenger limit remains and needs an urgent solution.
Mr Wilson said: “While this is great news for Irish passengers in the short-term, the long-term problem has not gone away and while we are confident that the EU Court of Justice will deem the Dublin traffic cap illegal, there is currently no certainty that Dublin will be able to grow beyond Summer 2025.
“Therefore, we need the new Transport Minister to take this unique opportunity and make abolishment of the Dublin traffic cap the new Government’s number one priority, which would allow Ryanair to grow Ireland’s traffic 50% to 30 million passengers per annum by 2030. If the new Transport Minister fails to rid of this ridiculous traffic cap, as their predecessor did, then they risk Dublin’s traffic growth stagnating once again to the detriment of Ireland’s tourism, jobs, and economy.”
Ryanair’s Expansion Plan for Dublin Airport in 2025:
Record Summer Schedule of 123 routes
1 New Route: Rabat, Morocco
Extra flights on 18 existing routes (incl: Ibiza, Malta, Milan, Faro, Valencia etc)
1 New Dublin-Based Plane
Expanding Dublin-based fleet to 34 planes, including the addition of 14 new Boeing ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft
