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Dublin Airport May traffic tops two million

Dublin Airport - Europe shows biggest growth
Dublin Airport - Europe shows biggest growth

The Dublin Airport Authority has said passenger numbers at the airport topped two million for the first time in May, a 7% increase on the same month last year.

Passenger traffic to and from continental Europe rose by 14% to more than one million, but UK traffic recorded a slight decrease to 729,000.

More than 74,000 passengers travelled on domestic routes, a 3% increase, while passenger volumes to and from North America also recorded a slight decline to 115,000.

Other international passenger traffic to the Middle East, North Africa and South Africa rose by 6% to almost 15,000.

More than 8.6 million passengers have travelled through Dublin Airport from January to May, an 11% increase on the same period last year.