The Irish High Court stayed the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) capping capacity at Dublin Airport (DUB) to 25.2 million seats for the 2025 summer schedule.

A cap on the number of flights coming in and out of Dublin Airport next summer has been paused by a High court ruling.

Dublin Airport could see its passenger numbers grow to as many as 34 million next year – higher than the 32 million cap in force at the gateway - according to DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs. It’s already set to handle close to 33 million this year.

Dublin Airport looks set to breach its 32 million a year passenger cap next month, it has warned. It follows another month when the number of passengers using the two terminals reached a record level. 2.9 million passengers passed through the airport during October, up 0.5% compared to the same month last year.

Ireland’s High Court has agreed to pause the implementation of Dublin Airport’s passenger cap for summer 2025, after airlines Ryanair Holdings Plc and Aer Lingus made an urgent application to the court saying it would negatively impact their access to slots.