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Dublin Airport plans to build a second runway at a cost of €320 million, which is expected to be operational by 2020. The new 3,100 meter runway will be built 1.6 km north of the existing main runway.

The airport was granted planning permission for the second runway back in 2007. However, the project didn’t finalize at that time amidst economic downturn and drop in passenger numbers.

However, the situation has much improved now. In 2015, the airport handled a record number of 25 million passengers. Almost 50 new routes and services were also added in the last two years.

The existing infrastructure at the airport is already operating at its maximum capacity during the peak hours. The new runway will support the demand for growing number of passengers and enable future growth. This capacity expansion of the Dublin Airport is expected to significantly improve Ireland’s connectivity further to Asia and Africa.