Passengers down 90% in January

Just over 213,000 passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in January, which was a 90% decline compared to the same month last year, as COVID-19 continues to have a very significant impact on passenger numbers.

Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe fell by 86%, as almost 143,000 people travelled to and from European destinations in January.

UK traffic declined by 96% compared to the same month last year, with just over 30,000 passengers travelling to and from Britain during the month.

Passenger volumes to and from North America declined by 88%, as just over than 27,000 passengers travelled on transatlantic routes last month.

Other international passenger traffic to the Middle East fell by 85%, with just over 11,500 passengers travelling last month. The number of passengers on domestic routes fell by 78%, as about 1,400 people took domestic flights in January.