The new runway will run parallel to the north of runway 10R/28L and allow the airport to accommodate 30 million passengers per annum once in operation, and it will be long. In March 2009 the DAA announced in a proposal for consultation that the new runway may be built to a length of following consultation with potential long-haul carriers. A runway of this length would allow direct flights from Dublin to the Far East. The runway was expected to cost in the region of €300 million.