Both Dublin and Cork airports saw record numbers of passengers in February with 2.06 million and 157,000 passengers travelling through respectively, operator daa said today.
Daa said the number of passengers passing through Dublin Airport in February was 3% higher than in February 2019 - and 1% higher than in the previous busiest ever February in 2020.
The number of passengers at Cork Airport was 4% higher than in February 2019.
Today's daa figures show that the number of passengers travelling through Dublin Airport in February was 55% higher than the same month last year, with numbers in Cork Airport up 63% on February 2022.
Overall, the total number of passengers carried by daa's two Irish operated airports in February this year was 2.22 million, up from 2.16 million in February 2019 and 1.42 million in February last year.
"The addition of an extra Bank Holiday weekend in February, combined with Valentine's Day and the mid-term school break, meant February was another very busy month at both Dublin and Cork airports," daa chief executive Kenny Jacobs said.
"The busiest day at Cork Airport during the month was Sunday, February 19 with 7,382 passengers travelling through, while the busiest day at Dublin Airport was Sunday, February 12 with 96,000 passengers," he said.
He noted that the most popular destination from both Dublin and Cork airports was London Heathrow.
In total, 83% of flights from Cork Airport departed on time in January, while 80% were on time leaving Dublin Airport, he added.
96% of passengers passed through security screening in less than 20 minutes and virtually all through in under 30 minutes, today's figures also show after big security delays last summer.
