Dublin Airport recorded 3,079,071 passengers in April 2025, up 7.4pc increase compared to April 2024 and a 10.4pc up on pre-pandemic levels.
The growth in passenger numbers was driven by a busy Easter period, new route additions, and a rise in school holiday tourists along with strong business travel levels.
The High Court has suspended enforcement of flight slot limits pending a legal case, preventing the cap from affecting regulatory decisions on slot allocations for airlines.
Kenny Jacobs, CEO of daa, noted that April was the first month in 2025 without artificial constraints from the passenger cap, reflecting pent-up demand for travel at Dublin Airport.
Jacobs expressed concerns about the passenger cap hindering Ireland’s air connectivity and stressed the need for improved planning processes to accommodate future growth at Dublin Airport, which is projected to handle over 36m passengers in 2025.
Kenny Jacobs, CEO of daa shared: “The positive passenger increases at both airports in April was due to strong numbers travelling over the Easter break. The 7.8% growth in April shows the high level of pent-up demand that’s out there – both from passengers and airlines – to fly in and out of Dublin Airport. Dublin Airport is on track to handle more than 36m passengers in 2025 and it has the capacity to comfortably do so.”
