Passenger numbers soar at Dublin and Cork airports

Dublin Airport had its busiest day ever in its 76-year history when more than 100,000 passengers travelled through the airport on June 24.

The airport attributes the growth in the number of people travelling to a range of factors, including the many new routes and services at Dublin Airport, lower oil prices, which make for competitive fares, the good performance of the Irish economy, and the falling unemployment rates.

Last year, Dublin Airport had a record year, with more than 25m passengers travelling through the airport. Some 10.3m passengers have passed through the airport in the first five months of this year — a 15% increase on 2015.