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April was very poor month for Irish Aviation due to the continued effect of the recession and the Icelandic Volcano. Commercial over-flights of Irish airspace were down 12.9% on April 2009.  North Atlantic (Europe /US) flights were also down a record 15.1% on the previous year.

The main airports suffered badly in April 2010 with:

• Dublin air traffic down 26.8% on 2009
• Cork air traffic down 25.3%  
• Shannon air traffic down 57.1%

For the four month period January to April 2010, compared to 2009:

• Over-flights of Irish Airspace  were down 3.3%
• North Atlantic (Europe /US) flights were down 5.2%
• Dublin Airport Flights were down 19.1%
• Cork Airport Flights were down 13.8%
• Shannon Airport flightswere down 39.1%

Ireland's proximity to Iceland, and the prevailing weather patterns, had a major effect on Ireland during the crisis. From 15^th April to 10^th May, there were 4,743 flight cancellations. Severe delays were experienced by an estimated 530,000 Passengers. In Europe, 104,000 flights were cancelled during the same period.  

The Europe / North America transatlantic routes, which account for over 75% of IAA revenue, were severely impacted over the period and initial estimates are that the IAA lost up to €8 million in revenue during the period. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that in April alone, airlines lost € 1.5 billion because of the crisis.

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