Three main airports see 11% rise in traffic

Passenger traffic at Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports has increased by 11% since the first quarter of last year, according to figures released by Aer Rianta today.

The figures show that 3.8 million passengers travelled through the three government-controlled airports. 3.1 million of those passengers used Dublin Airport, while 420,000 used Shannon and 350,000 used Cork.