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Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport close to 2019 levels in last quarter

Over 28.1 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in 2022, an increase of 231 per cent on the previous year

Kenny Jacobs, daa CEO, said: “Following two years of Covid disruption, 2022 was the year in which international travel came back very strong. Picture: Getty

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport reached almost pre-pandemic levels at the end of last year, according to new figures released on Monday.

In total, over 28.1 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in 2022, an increase of 231 per cent on 2021, while across October, November, and December, passenger numbers hit 7.1 million - the equivalent to 96 per cent of numbers in the same period of 2019.

Last year saw numbers using Dublin Airport ...