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5th September 2014: The 14^th August saw 1,835 flights in Irish airspace, including approximately 700 flights at our main airports.

Dublin continued its steady climb with 528 daily movements. Dublin flights are up 2.6% in August when compared to the same month last year. Shannon Airport’s strong revival continues, with an average of 71 flights daily and an increase of 27% on August 2013. 63 flights used Cork each day in August and to date the airport traffic is down 3.7% on August 2013.

The overall figure for Irish airports increased by 4.1% in August over the same month last year.

The summer season saw strong growth in flights using Irish airspace, with air traffic up 6.5% in August on 2013. North Atlantic traffic mirrored this trend with a 7.3% increase on 2013.

In August 2014:

In August, London Heathrow/Dublin was our busiest route, with 39 flights daily. This was followed by the London Gatwick/Dublin route with 18 flights daily, the Dublin/Manchester route with 18 and Dublin/London Stansted with 16.

Delay statistics indicate that only 63 flights were delayed in the first eight months of 2014, with an average delay of 20 minutes per delayed flight, mainly due to adverse weather.

For more detailed Irish air traffic statistics, click here.

For more information, contact:

Tony Lane,

Communications Executive

Tel: +353 86 791 1864