Numbers fall but airport back in the black

Kerry Airport made a tiny operating profit last year, but passenger numbers dropped by 8%, according to the company’s annual report and accounts for the year ending Dec 31 last.

There was a €1,799 operating profit after taxation as against a €44,803 operating loss for 2011.

Kerry Airport chairman Denis Cregan said that the fall in passenger numbers was unsatisfactory, but the facility continued to apply resources into route development to attract new routes and new airlines.