Airline chief executive says ‘strange’ cap on north runway flights could damage Dublin Airport’s transatlantic hub status
Aer Lingus boss Lynne Embleton says limit on night-time flights at Dublin Airport's north runway has potential to be more damaging than the airport's passenger cap. Photograph: Tom Honanpassenger cap row in the programme for government, there is some hope the tiresome back and forth over issue might finally reach a denouement in the foreseeable. An even bigger headache for
For those in need of a refresher, the short version is that in a planning appeal taken by local residents,in September, agreeing to replace the existing cap on night-time aircraft movement at the airport with a noise quota system. However, the decision also included what Embleton described on a conference call with reporters on Friday as the “strange insertion” of an annual cap on the number of flights that can arrive and depart between 11pm and 7am from the north runway.
Essentially, An Bord Pleanála’s proposal would slash night-time flights by about 60 per cent, a decision she said was “absolute madness”.McLaren sponsor Glanbia faces struggle convincing investors it can get back on track“It’s not as prominent in the discussion as the passenger cap,” Embleton said after the airline and its parent,That’s quite a statement, given the anguish that convulsed various stakeholders over the passenger cap row last year.
From a bottom-line perspective, she explained, the shortening of the day would diminish aircraft efficiency and the return Aer Lingus gets on its assets. She implied this would have an impact on the “likelihood” of IAG investing here in the future, given it has “plenty of places it can put capital”.by US competitors, a contributing factor behind the decline in its operating profits from €225 million to €205 million last year.
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