Dublin T1 extension to be funded by retail income

Nicole Mezzasalma

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The new €55m ($81.8m) facility will be self-funding due to the additional retail income that it will generate

Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has announced that a €55m ($81.8m) extension to the existing terminal at Dublin airport will be self-funded due to “the additional retail income that it will generate” and will require no increase in airport charges. Construction is due to begin next month following the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for the project.

The 7,500sq m (80,729sq ft) facility will be built at the north-western corner of terminal one and will provide extra retail space, an enlarged check-in area and will improve the flow of passengers between Piers A and D. Passengers will enter the new area from the Pier A end of the existing retail area.

DAA CEO Declan Collier said: “We are committed to providing better facilities and more space for our customers at Dublin airport. Pier D has set the standard for the new Dublin airport and the extension to T1 will match it in terms of delivering a quality environment for passengers.”

The first phase of the T1 extension will open in early 2009. DAA received planning permission for the facility last April but Ryanair, the Portmarnock Community Association and a local resident appealed against the decision.