Dublin Airport will exceed its 32 million passenger cap in December, daa has claimed.
The airport had a record-breaking October this year with passenger numbers up 2% compared to 2023. A total of 2.9 million passengers went through the terminal doors of Dublin Airport last month, making it the busiest October ever in Dublin Airport’s 84-year history.
daa has asked the High Court to review the Irish Aviation Authority’s (IAA) allocation of slots for the winter 2024/25 season, which will be heard on December 3. However, based on forecasts, the airport operator has warned that passenger numbers will exceed 32 million and will be closer to 33 million in 2024.
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A total of 28.7 million passengers have passed through the doors of Dublin Airport so far in 2024, an increase of 5% on the same period in 2023. The autumn outlook is dampened due to airlines already reducing the scale of their operations due to uncertainty related to the cap.
daa CEO Kenny Jacobs said: “Demand to get on and off our island shows no sign of dropping, with Cork and Dublin airports welcoming unprecedented numbers of passengers every month this year. The trend continued in October, with our staff in Cork and Dublin working hard to get millions of passengers on their way with a smile, whether here for the Cork jazz, the Dublin Marathon or heading overseas."
Yesterday, the summer passenger seat cap at Dublin Airport was been paused following a High Court ruling.
DUBLIN AIRPORT
Passengers through terminals2,873,154 (+0.5% vs Oct 2023)*
Connecting passengers122,247 (+4% vs Oct 2023)
Other passengers3,239 (-86% vs Oct 2023)
Number of flights 21,552 Busiest day through terminalsMonday, October 21, 114,679 (+2% vs October 23)
Days with 100k+ passengers 17 Through Security in <15 mins 88.70% Through security in <20 mins 96.20% Through Fast Track in <5 mins 91.40% Load Factor 83% Bag return time (ave) 18 minutes On-time departures (first wave) 83% On-time departures (overall) 69% Passengers through the Terminal YTD28,698,420 (+5% vs 2023)
Top 5 most popular destinationsLondon Heathrow
Amsterdam
Manchester
Malaga
London-Gatwick
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