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Passenger numbers slump to lowest in 27 years at Dublin Airport


Passenger numbers were down 78 per cent at Dublin Airport last year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show.

The airport had 25.5 million fewer passengers passing through it during 2020 with just 7.4 million who did. The last time the airport saw such low numbers was in 1994.

The year started positively with a 2 per cent rise to 4.1 million passengers for the first two months versus the prior year. Between March and the end of December however, passenger numbers fell by 89 per cent to 3.3 million as Covid-related travel restrictions restricted travel.

More than 400,000 passengers used Dublin as a hub last year, which meant that just under 7 million people either began or ended their journey at the airport during 2020.

Passenger numbers have continued to decline into 2021, down 90 per cent in January versus the same months last year.

“Aviation was one of the sectors of the Irish economy that was hardest hit by Covid-19, and this is reflected in the passenger numbers for last year,” said Dublin Airport managing director Vincent Harrison.

“It was a hugely challenging year for Dublin Airport and for the entire Irish aviation sector, as the reduction in air travel and the introduction of travel restrictions in most markets had a very significant impact on passenger numbers during the year,” he added.

In 2019, Dublin Airport had flights to more than 190 destinations in 42 countries operated by almost 50 airlines. By contrast, last April there were flights to just 22 destinations in 11 countries operated by seven airlines.



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