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2nd August 2023
06:06pm BST

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has been ordered to restrict its nighttime flights after it was alleged to breach strict planning permission rules on its new north runway.
The runway, which opened in August 2022, was the subject of controversy upon its launch, as many locals lodged complaints that it would interfere with noise levels in their homes. Subsequently, a clause within the planning permission granted to the airport gave a strict number of 65 flights maximum to be allowed each night. However, Fingal County Council released a statement today saying that the DAA breached the rule and now has six weeks to reduce the number of "aircraft movements" to 65 or less each night within six weeks. [caption id="attachment_779328" align="alignnone" width="600"]
Locals protesting against the new Dublin Airport runway in 2019 (Image via Rolling News)[/caption]
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Kenny Jacobs, DAA CEO, said:
"We now face an unnecessary situation whereby Fingal County Council requires its interpretation of these onerous operating conditions to be applied at Dublin Airport – and within just six weeks.
"Unreasonably, this would mean the number of flights operating on Dublin Airport’s two runways between 11pm and 7am would be lower than before North Runway opened and when it only had one runway.
"It would be like increasing the number of seats in Croke Park to 100,000 but cutting the capacity for games to 50,000. It makes no sense, and the travelling public deserves better."
Mr Jacobs also added that the DAA is committed to working with Fingal County Council and called on them to "see sense on this issue."
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