Passenger numbers at Irish airports fall most across EU

Traffic at Irish airports has landed with a bump as new figures show they suffered the biggest decline in passenger numbers of any EU member state in 2010.

Data published by the European Commission shows that the country’s three main airports recorded a 12.1% reduction in passenger traffic in 2010 at a time when there was a general recovery in the air transport industry in Europe.

About 23.1m passengers used Irish airports in 2010, according to Eurostat.