9-Jul-2012 12:42 PM
Dublin Airport Jun-2012 pax 3%; 1H2012 pax down 1% to nine million
Ireland's Dublin Airport Authority reported (06-Jul-2012) passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased 3% year-on-year to 1.9 million in Jun-2012 with passenger numbers on European routes increasing by 4% to more than one million, supported by the Euro 2012. Passenger traffic on UK routes fell 1% to under 600,000. Trans-Atlantic traffic increased 5% to 180,000 while other international traffic increased 100% to 43,000. Domestic passenger numbers continued to decline, down by 66% to 5000. For the first six months of 2012, passenger traffic at Dublin Airport fell by less than 1% to close to nine million. [more - original PR]