daa plc (styled "daa"), previously Dublin Airport Authority, is a commercial semi-state airport company in Ireland that owns and operates Dublin Airport and Cork Airport. daa's principal activities include operating and managing Dublin and Cork airports, global airport retailing through its subsidiary Aer Rianta International, and international aviation consultancy through daa International. The company is state-owned and headquartered at Dublin Airport.
Founded in 1937 as Aer Rianta Teoranta, the State Airports Act created Dublin Airport Authority plc in 2004, and the company's name changed to daa plc in November 2014. Owned by the Irish State, daa operates with a significant international footprint across 16 countries. Its subsidiaries include the travel retail business Aer Rianta International and DAA International.
As of September 2025, daa has approximately 2.2K employees across 6 continents. As of September 2025, daa's annual revenue reached $750M. daa operates Dublin Airport, Cork Airport and the Red Sea International Airport, has a 20% stake in Düsseldorf Airport, and an 11% stake in Hermes, which operates Larnaca and Paphos airports in Cyprus.
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