O’Leary outlines financial impact and job losses as Ryanair take legal action over passenger cap [Video]

Ryanair is launching a legal challenge to Dublin Airport’s passenger cap, which the airline says will cost it €50m next summer, meaning the loss of 90 jobs, writes Jada Bas.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has put a seasonal restriction of 25.2million passengers next summer, the busiest period at the airport, to ensure the annual 32million cap is not breached.

Ryanair has claimed this cost it €50m in revenue, led to 90 job cuts, made moving more fuel-efficient planes to Dublin unviable and directly cost the wider economy €125m due to the lower level of activity, it was reported yesterday.

In a fresh escalation of its battle against the IAA’s cap, Ryanair has lodged legal filings.

In the affidavit filed in its action against the IAA, Ryanair’s Eoin Kealy said the summer cap is “unlawful” and will seriously impact Ryanair’s ability to run its existing routes.

Mr Kealy said it could cause the …