Aviation

Pádraig Ó Céidigh former chief executive of Aer Arann: Dublin Airport ‘is bursting at the seams’

As our capital’s airport comes perilously close to its cap on passenger numbers, industry veterans ask if it’s time to focus on the development of our underused regional airports

Dublin Airport: between January and September this year some 24.2 million passengers went through its two terminals. Picture: Fergal Phillips

When the operator of Dublin Airport last week released passenger numbers for September it had more good news to share with increases in traffic showing the post-pandemic recovery is continuing unabated.

A total of 2.9 million passengers passed through Dublin Airport in September, an increase of 11 per cent from the same month last year, DAA said. Between January and September this year some 24.2 million passengers went through the two terminals at Dublin Airport.