Spike in air travel as appetite grows for trips abroad 

The launch of the EU digital Covid certificate led to a spike in numbers travelling in July. Picture: Colin Keegan

The launch of the EU digital Covid certificate led to a spike in numbers travelling in July, while an international survey has shown Irish people are increasingly emboldened about going abroad.

Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that in July, there were 380,700 overseas passenger arrivals and 428,600 overseas passenger departures, a 138% and 115% rise respectively on June.