Christmas rush: thousands come home for festive fun

THERE was hardly any room at the country’s airports yesterday as thousands of passengers streamed into arrival halls and the arms of waiting relatives and friends for Christmas.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2004 - 00:00
Evelyn Ring

More than 67,000 people travelled in and out of Dublin Airport yesterday while 7,000 passed through Cork Airport and 6,500 through Shannon Airport.

It will be the busiest Christmas ever at Dublin Airport with almost 800,000 passengers on the move during the season - up 7% on last year’s figures.

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