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18/02/2008
Increase In Passengers At Dublin Airport
The number of passengers travelling through Dublin Airport in January rose by 7% to more than 1.5 million.
The increase represents an extra 3,500 people flying from the airport every day.
Almost 70,000 passengers travelled on domestic routes – an increase of 15% - while the number of travellers on transatlantic routes rose to 106,000 – an increase of 32%.
The number of passengers travelling to and from continental Europe increased to nearly 750,000 – an increase of 9% - while more than 620,000 passengers travelled to and from the UK.
The number of passengers travelling to the Middle East, northern Africa and South Africa also rose to more than 24,000 – an increase of 20%.
(KMcA)
The increase represents an extra 3,500 people flying from the airport every day.
Almost 70,000 passengers travelled on domestic routes – an increase of 15% - while the number of travellers on transatlantic routes rose to 106,000 – an increase of 32%.
The number of passengers travelling to and from continental Europe increased to nearly 750,000 – an increase of 9% - while more than 620,000 passengers travelled to and from the UK.
The number of passengers travelling to the Middle East, northern Africa and South Africa also rose to more than 24,000 – an increase of 20%.
(KMcA)
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