Passenger numbers at Cork Airport up 7% in January as cap in Dublin hinders growth

DAA CEO Kenny Jacobs said it would support Cork Airport to grow to five million passengers a year within the next decade

In Shannon, Ryanair announced it would add extra flights on eight routes including Alicante, Edinburgh, Faro, Kaunas, Krakow, Malaga, Porto, and Reus. Picture: David Creedon

Operator of Dublin and Cork airports DAA has released its first monthly passenger numbers for 2025, showing Cork Airport remains on trend as the fastest growing airport in Ireland with 7% more passengers in January compared to the same month last year. 

However, growth at Dublin Airport was flat at 2.1m passengers, with DAA noting that there would have been up to 200,000 additional passengers in January if there was no cap at the airport.