At The Airport

More than 1.7 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in April

Passenger throughput at Dublin Airport exceeded 1.7 million in April a 5% decline on the same period last year, according to the Dublin Airport Authority.
 
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe fell by 3% with almost 880,000 passengers travelling to European destinations.
 
UK traffic recorded a 7% decrease with just over 640,000 passengers travelling in April.
 
The number of passengers on domestic routes declined by 20% with almost 60,000 passengers taking domestic flights last month.  Transatlantic traffic to North America increased by 2% with almost 140,000 passengers travelling on this sector in April.
 
Other international passenger traffic, which covers flights to the Middle East, increased by 27%. Just over 21,000 passengers travelled this route sector in April.
Year-to-date just over 6.3 million passengers have travelled through Dublin Airport, a 10% decline over the same period last year.