The number of passengers travelling through Dublin Airport in March 2024 was 2,622,237, up 9pc than the same month last year.
Saint Patrick’s Day and the start of the Easter school holidays played a role in the strong passenger traffic last month. As the national airport serving the island of Ireland, hundreds of thousands of passengers travelled into Dublin Airport to celebrate the national holiday.
Easter was earlier this year and that resulted in thousands heading off on well-deserved Easter breaks and short holidays. March also saw the start of new transatlantic services from Dublin to New York (JFK) and Boston with JetBlue.
Commenting on the March passenger traffic statistics, daa CEO, Kenny Jacobs said:
“March was a really busy month at both Dublin and Cork Airports. It was one of the wettest months on record and as a result, many opted to escape the weather here to travel to warmer, sunnier destinations. At Dublin Airport, last month’s numbers were boosted by some high-profile sporting events that took place in the Aviva, including the Six Nations clash against Scotland and the soccer friendlies against Switzerland and Belgium. Plenty of fans and punters also flew out to the Ireland v England rugby game in Twickenham and the Cheltenham Racing Festival.”
