With almost 301,000 passengers flying to and from Munster’s busiest airport, last month’s passenger traffic at Cork Airport represented a 13% increase on July 2022.
The July figure at Cork Airport was its busiest for that month since 2008. While figures released by daa, the operator of Cork and Dublin airports, show that over 3.7 million passengers travelled through the state’s two busiest airports last month.
Dublin Airport saw just over 3.4 million passengers travel through the airport in July. That number was 13% higher than the same month in 2022 and on a par with July 2019. 120,585 passengers travelled through Dublin Airport on Sunday, July 30 which was the highest number ever recorded in a single day.
HASSLE FREE FROM CORK
Noting that the summer so far ‘has been really smooth at both Cork and Dublin airports’, daa CEO, Kenny Jacobs stated: “Given July was the wettest month on record, it’s perhaps no surprise that thousands of passengers opted to swap soggy Ireland for sunnier climes and jumped on a flight for a last-minute summer holiday”.
“Cork Airport continues to offer a really easy and hassle-free airport experience for passengers from Munster and South Leinster. Practically all passengers (99.9%) cleared security screening in less than 20 minutes with 9 out of 10 passengers clearing security in less than 10 minutes.
“It is also great to see strong performance on new summer routes, namely Rome, Seville, and La Rochelle. This clearly shows the strong appetite amongst our passengers in Munster and South Leinster for new and exciting destinations on the continent”.
