The cap at Dublin Airport limits passenger numbers to 32 million a year. However, as it is effectively paused at the moment due to legal action, the gateway handled 36.4 million passengers in 2025, the highest total ever. The cap at Dublin Airport was introduced under a planning condition attached in 2007 to the construction of Terminal 2. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) had previously moved to limit the number of available take-off and landing slots at Dublin Airport in order to ensure the cap was obeyed. A United Airlines flight at Dublin Airport.

Source: Irish Independent January 24, 2026 04:49 UTC