Dublin Airport new runway

The first flight departed from Dublin Airports new 3.1km runway on Wednesday. A Ryanair flight to Eindhoven departed at 12pm, marking the official opening ...

“The addition of North Runway will further enhance the role of Dublin Airport as a vital economic enabler for Irish tourism, trade and foreign direct investment. I wish to commend all the hard-working staff and management at daa for completing such a key national infrastructure project within budget.” The first flight departed from Dublin Airports new 3.1km runway on Wednesday.

The €320m (£269m) infrastructure project first received planning permission 15 years ago.

The work involved installing more than 300,000 square metres of new runway and taxiways, 6km (3.7km) of new internal airport roads, 7.5km (4.6 miles) of electrical cable and more than 2,000 new runway and taxiway lights, It is the only flight that will operate from the €320m (£269m) runway on Wednesday, with more to be added in the coming days and weeks. First flight takes off from Dublin Airport's new second runway

The inaugural flight from Dublin Airport's new north runway took off on Wednesday. The FR1964 Ryanair flight to Eindhoven departed just after noon from the ...

More than 1,200 submissions were made to the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) about the project, with most objecting to the changes. However, the economic crash put the project on hold. It was to be built on a landbank set aside in the 1960s in the event of such a development being needed. “Amid Covid recovery, the invasion of Ukraine, Brexit and resulting supply chain disruption, Ireland must diversify its markets, restore connectivity, and establish new trade routes to support economic growth and recovery. “Following the COVID pandemic, daa has a renewed ambition for Dublin Airport and its users. The inaugural flight from Dublin Airport’s new north runway took off on Wednesday.

The first flight from the north runway -- a Ryanair Holdings Plc operated Boeing Co. 737 Max destined for Eindhoven in the Netherlands -- took off at midday on ...

Dublin airport is due to open its long-awaited second runway for commercial flights on Wednesday (24 August). The €320 million project has created the new ...

The project initially gained planning permission in 2007 and has been constructed in two phases from 2016. DAA has said that the new runway would create 31,200 jobs and bring in an extra €2.2 billion in revenue over the next 21 years. The €320 million project has seen the building of the new 3.1-kilometre north runway, which will allow Ireland’s hub airport to expand following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 3.1 kilometre runway began operations at noon on Wednesday with the departure of a Ryanair flight to Eindhoven. It has been delivered on time and on budget ...

“The addition of north runway will further enhance the role of Dublin Airport as a vital economic enabler for Irish tourism, trade and foreign direct investment,” he said. “The new runway is a crucial piece of infrastructure which will enable Dublin Airport to expand and provide the necessary capacity to connect key existing and emerging global markets,” she said. Junior Minister Hildegarde Naughton said the new runway will provide “much-needed capacity” and will enable Dublin Airport to rebuild and enhance connectivity to the island of Ireland.