Planning permission has been granted for a second terminal and a new runway at Dublin Airport, it was announced last night (Wednesday, August 29).
Known as T2, the second terminal will cover 75,000 square metres and will cater for 15 million passengers every year, bringing the total number of travellers at the Irish hub to 32 million. An Bord Pleanala (the Planning Board) approved the decision because it felt it would be necessary "to meet the foreseeable need for aviation travel at Dublin Airport and to provide for the safe expansion of air traffic at the airport".
As a result, the airport will effectively double in size but low-cost carrier Ryanair has opposed the move, calling it a "gold-plated abusive waste" by a "monopoly", The Irish Independent reports.
The airline has confirmed that it will be taking High Court action against the terminal plan. Despite this, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said early construction work could begin in the next few weeks. The expected deadline for construction of the new terminal is 2009.
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary has said that he thinks it would be better for an independent second terminal to be built, as it would act as competition to the DAA's facility.
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Known as T2, the second terminal will cover 75,000 square metres and will cater for 15 million passengers every year, bringing the total number of travellers at the Irish hub to 32 million. An Bord Pleanala (the Planning Board) approved the decision because it felt it would be necessary "to meet the foreseeable need for aviation travel at Dublin Airport and to provide for the safe expansion of air traffic at the airport".
As a result, the airport will effectively double in size but low-cost carrier Ryanair has opposed the move, calling it a "gold-plated abusive waste" by a "monopoly", The Irish Independent reports.
The airline has confirmed that it will be taking High Court action against the terminal plan. Despite this, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said early construction work could begin in the next few weeks. The expected deadline for construction of the new terminal is 2009.
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary has said that he thinks it would be better for an independent second terminal to be built, as it would act as competition to the DAA's facility.
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