Dublin Airport Inbound Passengers

The majority of visitors to Ireland enter the country via Dublin Airport, so the arrivals lounge can resemble a United Nations assembly at times, with people from all over the world streaming through. Of course, the global economic slump has seen a drop in passenger numbers at Dublin Airport, but things are starting to look up.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) reports that passenger traffic at Dublin Airport rose by 2% in 2011, to 18.8 million passengers, with the biggest growth among passengers coming from outside Ireland.

This recovery can only get stronger, with a DAA growth incentive scheme that rebates passenger service charges to airlines that reach specific traffic growth rates.

So where do all these international travellers hail from?

20 busiest international routes 2011

London Heathrow 1,556,565*

London Gatwick 924,295

London Stansted 753,393

Paris-Charles de Gaulle 608,353

Birmingham 540,078

Manchester 521,592

Amsterdam 466,933

Frankfurt 439,065

New York 433,783

Malaga 423,329

Edinburgh 406,762

London Luton 325,394

Bristol 323,113

Madrid 322,352

Liverpool 308,992

Faro 298,898

Barcelona 279,277

Chicago O’Hare 254,771

Abu Dhabi 229,215

Berlin Schönefeld 213,601

*passenger numbers

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