Dublin Airport had its busiest day in its 76 year history last month, welcoming
100,000 passengers in 24 hours.
On Friday, June 24, the airport facilitated enough passengers to fill the Aviva
Stadium twice.
The new record follows the airport's most successful year - after 25 million
passengers travelled through it in 2015.
Dublin Airport managing director Vincent Harrison said a further 17 new routes
and services have been added to the airport since the start of the year.
"Every single week since May 15 has been busier than our busiest week in 2015.
And this will also be the case for every week right through to early October.”
“We continue to invest in new facilities and services to enhance the passenger
experience for all customers. We are currently investing €10m to upgrade the
arrivals area in Terminal 1. We have also installed new automatic tray return
systems at passenger screening to help make this process more efficient,
keeping security queue times down,” he added.
The growth in passenger numbers is largely down to lower oil prices, a
strengthening of the Irish economy, and the lowest unemployment rates since
2008.
