A south-east success story

SLIPPING under the radar of media and public attention, Waterford Airport has been the quiet success story of Ireland’s regional airports in the past 12 months.

Last year, Waterford handled almost 119,000 passengers — an increase of about 43% on 2006 and the largest percentage increase recorded at any Irish airport.

Waterford has also continued to build steadily on last year’s results with passenger traffic in the first six months of 2008 already up 46% on the same period a year ago — figures that suggest it is likely to reach its target of 150,000 by the end of 2008.