Mr. O'Leary expressed strong concerns about the refusal of the Irish Aviation Authority to allow extra flights, indicating this will lead to significantly increased fares this Christmas, possibly reaching €500 one-way. He noted, "We run about 270,000 extra slots at Christmas time every year just to keep fares down. We can't run those extra slots... therefore the fares this Christmas will be double or triple."
He criticized the IAA's bureaucratic response to a projected decline of one million passengers, claiming that the traffic cap imposed in 2007 is outdated and detrimental to tourism. Mr. O'Leary stated, "The problem here is that we have a ridiculous traffic cap of 32 million passengers on the main gateway airport in Ireland. It was imposed in 2007 because there was serious concerns about road access to the airport. Those fears no longer apply."
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