Aviation

William Fry partners Jason Milne and Michelle Martin consider the latest developments in litigation around the Dublin Airport passenger cap. On 12 February 2026, Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona issued his Opinion in C-857/24 daa and Others.

Irish and Brazilian officials have opened formal negotiations on an air services agreement which would pave the way for direct flights between the two nations. An air services agreement (ASA) provides the legal and regulatory framework for the operation of scheduled air services.

The High Court has set aside an order granting leave to serve proceedings outside of the jurisdiction in circumstances where the moving party had failed to disclose that it was litigating proceedings concerning the same dispute in Tripoli. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nol

Stakeholders have been invited to make submissions to an Oireachtas committee scrutinising plans to lift the Dublin Airport passenger cap through legislation. The Oireachtas joint committee on transport is carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme for the Dublin Airport (Passenger

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) may take Dublin Airport's 32 million passenger cap into account when allocating take-off and landing slots, an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has said. Advocate General Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona yesterday gave his opinion on questions

Legislation lifting the Dublin Airport passenger gap is to be drafted as a matter of priority, the government has confirmed. The Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 will empower the minister for transport to make an order to amend or revoke the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

Ryanair has welcomed three German court rulings against online travel agent eDreams, which was found to have presented prices in a way which misled consumers. Hamburg Regional Court found that eDreams displayed airline seat and baggage prices without clearly disclosing its own additional fees, and t

Ireland’s aviation sector has made modest gains in leadership diversity, though inclusion and career progression challenges persist, according to Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm today published the findings of its 10th annual Gender & Diversity in Aviation survey.

Ministers have agreed to progress primary legislation to increase the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, the subject of Irish and EU litigation in recent years. A planning condition imposed by An Bord Pleanála when it granted permission for the construction of the second terminal in 2007 requir

Students from UCD Sutherland School of Law have triumphed in the Cape Town Convention Academic Project's inaugural Irish moot. The UCD team of Robert Grendon, Josh Walsh, Niamh McKnight and Robin Jowett faced off against the Trinity College Dublin team of Keelan Daye, Julia Tomasiak, Daniel Walsh an

Proposed reforms to the state aid rules covering airports and airlines have been put out for consultation by the European Commission. Interested parties have until 5 March 2025 to comment on a proposed targeted revision of the 2014 Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines, which offer specif

The High Court has granted a stay on the implementation of part of a decision by the Irish Aviation Authority which purported to cap passenger numbers in Dublin Airport in 2025. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell opined: “The potential consequences of a po

Ireland's aviation industry continues to grapple with diversity and gender equity issues, particularly in leadership roles, according to research by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm's ninth annual survey of gender and diversity in aviation reveals a stubborn lack of progress despite s

Airlines have won a stay on the implementation of Dublin Airport's summer passenger cap pending the outcome of a legal challenge. Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Airlines for America took High Court action after the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) set a seat capacity limit of 25.2 million seats for the summe

When Marie O'Brien spoke to Irish Legal News, it was from a hotel half an hour away from Istanbul Airport, a major international hub and the second busiest airport in Europe. The location was an appropriate one: the partner and head of the finance department at A&L Goodbody in Dublin is also the