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OVER A QUARTER of a million passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.
That’s a 13 per cent increase compared to last Easter.
DAA spokesperson Siobhán O’Donnell said “the large increase in passengers travelling from Good Friday until Easter Monday is due in part to the 14 new services which started recently, as well as extra capacity on many existing routes from Dublin Airport.”
The Canary Islands and Turkey are the popular sunshine destinations this Easter.
Passengers are advised to check which terminal their flight is departing from before leaving home.
Knock Airport
Meanwhile over 15,000 passengers are expected to pass through Ireland West Airport Knock this Easter weekend making it one of the busiest in recent years at the airport.
Passenger numbers over the Easter period are expected to be up by 5 per cent compared to last year.
Donal Healy, Marketing Manager at West Airport Knock said:
“This Easter is expected to be one of the busiest in recent years with very strong numbers expected on our 25 services to the UK and Europe.
Already this year we are seeing double digit growth in the numbers of people using the airport.
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus Regional had a 9 per cent increase in passenger numbers for the month of March compared to the same period last year.
The airline flew 94,242 passengers last month, up from 86,610 in March 2013.
Commenting on March’s passenger numbers, Simon Fagan, Commercial Director at Stobart Air said:
“We are pleased that our passenger numbers have grown for a ninth consecutive month.
With new routes, new aircraft and expanded services on existing routes, the outlook for Aer Lingus Regional is looking more and more positive with each passing month.
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Heading up to Clare in the first week of June. Hopefully before the tourist influx as the traffic congestion gets out of control during the summer.
People think the Wild Atlantic Way is some new creation, those of us who know are aware that it’s just the same old west coast we’ve always loved.
A video never does justice to a landscape, far too one dimensional.
@Jack Cassady:
You mean the Atlantic ocean was there before the Wild Atlantic Way?
Get out of here!
@Thinck:
I can’t prove it but according to folkloric tradition it was.
Can’t wait to see your beautiful country mid July.
@worldpeace:
You are very welcome. Hope you have as good a time as we had in your country.
Fabulous…but would be really great to see Failte put a bit of effort into extending the route to include South East coast. Waterford and Wexford coastal areas basically eliminated from national tourism promotions now.
@Jacqui Corcoran: the Waterford Greenway cycle path, covering the old rail route from Dungarvan to Waterford City, will bring a huge boost to Co. Waterford this year. Dungarvan has been really busy with people using it for the last few months! It is ideal for families as it is off the roads, so it is safe as well as being really beautiful.
@Pheilum Shannon: True enough, but Waterford is in the Ireland Ancient East tourism region…..
Short and sweet, with the rolling waves they should also include a couple of surfers.
@Chris Kirk: they had a couple of hurlers…apparantly wave hurling is all the rage…..
Was down that way recently. Never stopped p*ssin. Could not see across to Kerry from loop head visibility was so bad. Wind wud blow you away, no wonder there are no trees. Wonder if this type of weather will be in that video?
@Alan Cooke: move to Spain. We’ll wave you off…
@Alan Cooke: Write a letter to the ombudsman
The Conor Pass on a clear day…..
Sigh, can we leave the West alone. They only reason I love it there is the lack of people.
Lets hope the wild atlantic way does not become the wild expensive way ,we had a tourist industry before and we killed it with rip off prices .
It’s based on the Grand Pacific Drive in Australia – just south of Sydney. Similar scenery, but with a rain forest and just over 100 miles long; takes about 2.5 hours nonstop – with the most amazing sea views on that continent.
Let all go.
You can sugar coat it anyway you like Ireland is a terrible place for the elderly and poor.Its high time we look after our own people and stop pretending that we’re a hip all welcoming country who loves everyone. That’s bollix we neglected our own for far too long. You reap what you sew. I will go as far as saying that we’re in for a summer of unrest.
@Blackwalker617: your right it is a beautiful country!
Those 2 lads never held a hurley in their lives.
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