Airport’s passenger figures up 49%

PASSENGER numbers at Waterford Regional Airport are up 49% compared to this time last year.

Figures for the first quarter of 2006 show that 16,844 passengers flew in to and out of the airport on scheduled services over the three months to March 31.

The corresponding figure for 2005 was 11,288. Last year, 70,668 passengers used scheduled air services to and from Waterford. This was up over 30% on the corresponding full year figure for 2004.