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12^th July 2015: The IAA’s traffic figures for June 2015 indicate that total flights in Irish airspace have increased by 2.4% when compared to June 2014, with an average of 1,800 flights daily. The busiest day was 19^th June with 1,975 flights in Irish airspace.

The IAA’s analysis of North Atlantic Communications flights (Europe / North America) saw an increase of 3.8% to 42,045 flights in June 2015, when compared to June 2014. There were 30,022 en route traffic movements in June, down 1.8% when compared to the same month in 2014.

In relation to international arrivals and departures, commercial terminal traffic for Shannon, Dublin and Cork airports was up by 10.8% in June 2015, when compared to June 2014. Individually, the June 2015 figures for the three State airports, when compared to the same month in the previous year are:

• Dublin up by 15.3% with an average of 603 commercial movements daily. This robust growth includes the introduction of the first scheduled service that directly connects Ireland to Sub-Saharan Africa. This new Ethiopian Airlines route connects Addis Ababa to Dublin and onward to Los Angeles, connecting three continents.
• Cork down by 4.1%, with an average of 60 commercial movements daily. In positive news, CityJet are set to commence a new route from Cork to London City in September, while Aer Lingus have announced plans to introduce a service to Düsseldorf in 2016.  
• Shannon down by 7.9% with an average of 72 commercial movements daily. Fortunately, passenger numbers actually increased by 1% in June due to larger aircraft being used on routes.

Some of the other highlights in air traffic growth to/from Ireland in June include:

• Ireland / North America flights up 5%
• Ireland / UK flights up 8 %
• Ireland / Turkey flights up 45%

For media queries, please contact:

Tony Lane,

Communications Executive,

Irish Aviation Authority

Tel: +353 86 791 1864.