Ryanair is planning to take out advertisements on Fox News in the US in the weeks ahead of St Patrick’s Day, to highlight the Irish Government’s failure to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport. O’Leary expects US airlines, including the lobbying group Airlines for America (A4A), to also intensify their efforts on the issue putting the passenger cap “front and centre” for the Taoiseach’s US visit. This month, Airlines for America (A4A) made a formal complaint to the US Department of Transport regarding the passenger cap. The airlines want the White House to curtail transatlantic flights from Ireland to America in response, unless the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is removed. The Ryanair boss was commenting as Ryanair Holdings published financial results for the third quarter of its 2026 financial year.

Source: Irish Independent January 26, 2026 15:06 UTC