A new passenger record has been set at Dublin airport.
23.5 million people have travelled through the airport so far this year, beating the previous record of 23.4 set in 2008 at the height of the boom.
The DAA says the new record has been achieved ahead of the Christmas rush.
Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison says “Passenger numbers are up 16% so far this year, with record numbers of people travelling to and from Dublin on European, UK, transatlantic and other international routes,”.
Five new long-haul services were launched at Dublin Airport this year and 18 new short-haul routes also commenced operations.
The new routes that have opened include Aer Lingus services to Washington, Liverpool and Nantes, Ryanair services to Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Lublin, Ethiopian Airlines services to Los Angeles and Addis Ababa, and new flights to Reykjavik, Barcelona and Paris Orly with WOW Air, Vueling and Transavia respectively.
