The study, which was undertaken by economic consultants InterVISTAS, found that Dublin Airport's Gross Value Added (GVA) to the economy is €9.8bn - or 3% of the national economy.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Chinese airline Juneyao Air will operate the flights

Dublin Airport has announced a new route to Aalborg in Denmark with newly formed carrier Great Dane Airlines.

Norwegian Airlines is expanding its transatlantic flights out of Dublin and Shannon but said it has not made a decision yet on the viability of a Cork-New York route.

Dublin Airport’s first ever direct route to the Asia-Pacific region will operate a new direct to Hong Kong service four times per week from next June with Cathay Pacific.

New figures show Dublin Airport handled more than 3.1 million passengers in July.

Long delays for holidaymakers at major European airports including Dublin could lead to short-to-long term opportunities for smaller airports like Cork and Shannon, the head of the Irish Travel Agents Association has said.

A number of organisations have issued warnings for those travelling by land, water, and air, this August bank holiday weekend.

Nine new services are being added to Dublin Airport's summer schedule.

Around 400 new jobs are to be created at Dublin Airport with the opening of a new terminal-linked hotel.

Dublin Airport has become the first in the world to allow Google Maps users to explore its airfield via Street View.

At least 300 jobs have been announced across the country by three companies.

Dublin Airport has broken its previous passenger numbers in a single year, even with December traffic still to come.

Passenger numbers for Dublin Airport are soaring, with bosses predicting this will be ‘a record-breaking year’ for the facility.

Ryanair has reiterated that it wants to develop services out of Cork Airport and remains in talks with the airport and its owner, the DAA, over landing charges.

Fed up with the temperamental Irish weather, sun-seekers nationwide have been making last-minute travel plans with holiday bookings skyrocketing in recent weeks.

Dublin Airport saw its passenger numbers increase by 8% last year to 21.7 million.

Air travel in and out of Ireland increased significantly last year, with Dublin Airport reporting a growth higher than the European average.

British Airways is to start flying into the heart of London’s financial district later this month with the introduction of direct flights from Dublin to London City Airport.

Icelandic carrier WOW air is to launch a new year-round Dublin-Reykjavik service from next summer.

Ryanair has announced seven new routes which will bring more than 800,000 new passengers through Dublin Airport this year.

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased by 1.1 million to 20.2 million last year, it was announced today.

British Airways is to double its number of flights between Dublin and London Heathrow this winter from four to eight a day.

Passenger traffic at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports increased by just less than 1% last year, according to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has stated today that there will be no increase in charges at the facility in 2012.