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Dublin Airport handled 84% of all Irish flights last year

Record 41 million passengers used Irish airports in 2024

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an increase in international travel in 2024 with the number of passengers using Irish airports hitting a new record high.

Business • 17 Apr

Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv saw a total of 21.1 million passengers last year

Air traffic climbs at Israel's Tel Aviv airport in 2023

Air travel to and from Israel plunged in the last three months of 2023 amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, but the number of passengers travelling through Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv still rose 10% in 2023.

Business • 22 Jan 24

The number of bus journeys in Dublin saw an increase of 9% for the week beginning 26 June compared to the same week in 2019

Bus journeys continue to exceed 2019 figures in June

The number of bus journeys in Dublin continued to exceed pre-pandemic figures in June, with an increase of 9% for the week beginning 26 June compared to the same week in 2019, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 19 Jul 23

A total of 1,676,600 passengers arrived by air in April, today's CSO figures show

Passenger arrivals up 4.2% on pre-Covid April 2019

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that passenger arrivals here in April are now up 4.2% on pre-pandemic levels in April 2019.

Business • 29 May 23

Dublin Airport handled 84% of all flights from Irish airports last year

Airline passengers in 2022 still 15% down on 2019 level

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of air passengers travelling to and from Ireland in 2022 was still down by 15% compared with the numbers in 2019 - before the outbreak of Covid-19 restricted international travel.

Business • 25 Apr 23

Complaints made to the aviation regulator have resulted in compensation of €32,000 and refunds of just over €60,000 with around a third of cases yet to be resolved

600 complaints made about airline delays, cancellations

Irish air passengers made almost 600 complaints about airline delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first half of the year.

Business • 22 Aug 22

Dublin Airport said the busiest day during the Christmas season is expected to be December 19 (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Dublin Airport expects 850,000 Christmas passengers

Dublin Airport has said that an estimated 850,000 people are due to travel through the airport this Christmas.

Business • 10 Dec 21

Dublin airport accounted for 93% of all air passengers handled in the second quarter of 2021

Q2 air passengers down 94% on 2019 levels - CSO

The number of air passengers travelling to and from the country between April and June rose compared to the same time last year, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 16 Sep 21

Dublin Airport accounted for 81.9% of all air passengers last year

Air passengers using Irish airports up 6.9%

The numbers of passengers using Irish airports rose 6.9% last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 28 May 15

Shannon Airport records 15% increase in passengers in the first half of the year.

Shannon records 15% increase in passengers

Shannon Airport has recorded a 15% increase in terminal passenger numbers in the first half of the year, according to figures revealed at a joint Shannon Aiport-Ryanair Travel Clinic.

Business • 10 Jul 14

Under new measures, delayed air passengers will have the right to pull the plug on their journey after five hours of waiting

Commission drafts new rights for air passengers

The European Commission has announced measures to ensure that air passengers have new and better rights to information, care and re-routing when they are stranded at the airport.

Business • 13 Mar 13

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