Dublin Airport has released new passenger statistics for March, revealing that a record 2.5 million travellers passed through the airport last month.
Europe And The UK
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe grew by 11%, with more than 1.2 million passengers travelling to European destinations, while UK traffic grew by 7% as almost 861,000 passengers travelled to and from Britain in March.
North America, The Middle East And Asia-Pacific
Passenger volumes to and from North America increased by 11%, with over 285,000 passengers travelling on transatlantic routes last month, while other international passenger traffic to the Middle East and Asia-Pacific declined by 8% with almost 72,000 passengers travelling to those regions in March.
Domestic Traffic And Connections Statistics
The number of passengers on domestic routes increased by 3%, as almost 8,000 passengers travelled between Dublin and other Irish airports, and the number of passengers who used Dublin Airport as a gateway to connect to another destination increased by 34%, with almost 126,000 passengers connecting through Dublin Airport last month.
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