Over 2,860 flights will arrive and depart during the June Bank Holiday.

At present, each terminal has its own taxi stand, but they are calling for just one to serve both terminals.

It comes as the DAA makes an effort to improve the service for passengers.

Passenger volumes to continental Europe increased by 9%, with almost 1.5 million passengers travelling last month.

The Daa expects to retain control of Cork Airport and plans to invest €40m in its development over the next four-to-five years.

More than 3.2 million passengers travelled through the airport, marking a 4% increase on the same month last year.

Dublin and Cork Airports have committed to becoming net zero for their carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

The Asset Care team at Dublin Airport has given an upgrade to a special needs school on the northside of the city.

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737-Max aircraft will cost the region served by Shannon Airport €58m this year.

€350m is to be invested in Dublin Airport.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has remained tight-lipped on whether the Government will nominate European commissioner Phil Hogan for another term.

The biggest contributor last year was the operator of Irish Water and Bord Gáis, Ervia, which paid out a dividend of €139m.

There was intense pressure on Transport Minister Shane Ross to appoint a noise regulator for Dublin Airport even though officials knew accusations of a conflict of interest were certain to arise.

Gardaí at Dublin Airport are seeking the public’s help to prevent incidents involving drones like that which brought operations there to a standstill last month.

The vast majority of building materials used in the Irish construction sector are either sourced in the UK or enter Ireland through international distributors in Britain and represent a major risk for the industry, according to executives at the National Construction Summit in Citywest last week.

Ryanair is seeking a free deal in a fresh proposal to Government to deliver 5 million passengers over the next five years at Dublin, Cork and Shannon.

Diary June 9

Undeterred Jedward fans are expected to descend on Dublin Airport tomorrow evening to welcome their high-haired heroes home from Azerbaijan.

Cork Airport made a loss of around €14m last year but its parent — the Dublin Airport Authority — has said it is committed to returning the airport to profit.

Aer Lingus and Ryanair’s 90% dominant position at Cork Airport poses a threat to the airport’s Heathrow routes in a takeover situation, Cork Chamber warned yesterday.