The number of people that passed through Dublin Airport declined 85% year-on-year in August to just over 516,000 due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Europe, UK And North America Traffic
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe fell by 80% to over 374,000 people while UK traffic declined by 89% to 105,000 passengers, and passenger volumes to and from North America decreased by 95% to just over 25,400 passengers.
Other International And Domestic Traffic
Meanwhile, other international passenger traffic to and from the Middle East fell by 93% to just over 8,000 passengers, and the number of people who travelled on domestic routes last month decreased by 69% to just over 3,800.
First Eight Months
The number of people that passed through Dublin Airport during the first eight months of 2020 declined 72% year-on-year to just over 6.2 million passengers.
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