Dublin Airport's October Passenger Traffic Declined By 91% Year-On-Year

By Dave Simpson
Dublin Airport's October Passenger Traffic Declined By 91% Year-On-Year

The number of people that passed through Dublin Airport declined 91% year-on-year in October to close to 263,000 due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis.

Europe, UK And North America Traffic

Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe fell by 89% to over 172,000 people while UK traffic declined by 93% to over 64,000 passengers, and passenger volumes to and from North America decreased by 95% to just over 19,000 passengers.

Other International And Domestic Traffic

Meanwhile, other international passenger traffic to and from the Middle East fell by 93% to just over 5,600 passengers, and the number of people who travelled on domestic routes last month decreased by 82% to just over 1,500.

First Ten Months

The number of people that passed through Dublin Airport during the first ten months of 2020 declined 76% year-on-year to just over 6.9 million passengers.

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