Flights at 3 main airports down by as much as 36%

FLIGHTS through the country’s three main airports have fallen by as much as 36% since they reached their peak at the height of the boom, figures from the Irish Aviation Authority show.

There were almost 200,000 “commercial terminal” flights through Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in 2011, 27.5% less than those recorded when the figures peaked in 2008. However, on a more positive note, the figure was actually marginally up compared to 2010.

The IAA figures show: