The runway opens today after six years of construction.
(Credit: Twitter/@DublinAirport)A Ryanair flight bound for Eindhoven in The Netherlands was the first flight to take off from Dublin's newest runway today.
The north runway - which is six times longer than O'Connell Street in Dublin - has taken six years of construction, but has been planned since the 1960s!
North Runway at Dublin Airport is officially open...
Ryanair flight FR1964, bound for @EINairport, took off shortly after 12 noon off 28R in a westerly direction.
A proud moment for all of the team at Dublin Airport and daa. ? pic.twitter.com/yBkbxQgenK
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) August 24, 2022
It runs parallel to the south runway and is expected to help the airport grow it's capacity.
€320 million has been spent on the runway which is expected to create 30,000 new jobs.
Plane spotters gathered to watch the plane take off at mid-day today, with more tuning in on YouTube to watch the flight take off live.
