And don't forget we haven't heard from MO'L yet, who is of course going to be very happy at the prospect of the airport charges going up to 7.50 per pax, for a terminal he won't even be using.
And as for long haul pax (let alone cargo) flights, forget it; airlines are investing billons in (ultra) long haul aircraft; they're not going to fly to an airport like DUB which restricts their ability to use these to their optimum efficiency - 8,650' is simply too short for a nonstop flight to Singapore, or for cargo 744Fs to operate with a decent load. At the end of the day, what it all comes down to is that the DAA gets far too much of a free hand at Dublin Airport; if the government claims that DUB is part of the state's critical infrastructure, let them impose a plan on the DAA.
That the leading airport in a country like ours, so reliant on air transport and exports, has seen air cargo growth flatline and no apparent intention to invest in new cargo facilities is a disgrace. The interest is obviously not there on the DAA's part, but worse still, it's not there at govt level.