Kerry Airport chief warns that Dublin Airport passenger cap is bad for business

Contrary to popular opinion, the Dublin Airport passenger cap is bad for regional airports. Kerry Airport chief John Mulhern has written to Taoiseach Simon Harris to warn him that regional airports risk losing business as a result of the 32 million-a-year passenger limit at Dublin. Barry O’Halloran has the details.
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