Passenger cap at Dublin Airport risks transatlantic growth

US airlines are urging action on Dublin Airport’s 32 million passenger cap, warning it breaches the EU-US Open Skies Agreement and risks triggering reciprocal restrictions from Washington. Airlines for America says the cap, tied to Terminal 2’s 2007 planning permission, is stifling transatlantic expansion, limiting new routes, and threatening Ireland’s economic momentum. US officials are expected in Dublin this month to push for resolution, as the industry calls for swift government intervention to avoid the cap becoming collateral in wider EU-US negotiations.

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