Cork Airport poised to experience busiest year in 62-year history
The airport is forecasting that at least 2.75 million international passengers will have flown in and out of the airport by the end of the year.
A record number of passengers is expected to travel through Cork Airport in 2023.
The airport is forecasting that at least 2.75 million international passengers will have flown in and out of the airport by the end of the year.
Last month, approximately 191,000 passengers flew to and from Cork Airport, a 14% increase on the figures for the same month last year.
The busiest day of the month was November 5 when 10,000 passengers were in transit via Cork.
Kenny Jacobs, the daa's CEO said that the significant growth of passenger numbers at Cork Airport is due to the increasing number of destinations at the busiest airport serving the south of Ireland.
“Cork Airport will experience its busiest year for international traffic in the airport's 62-year history, with a total of 2.75 million passengers anticipated for 2023 in total. That is 22% growth in the space of 12 months," he said.
“Cork Airport remains the most popular choice for passengers from across Munster and South Leinster with a friendly airport experience, conveniently located car parking and really quick security queues.”
Figures released by the daa show approximately 99% of passengers using Cork were through security in less than 20 minutes in November.
Some 81% of total flights departed on time, with 96% of first-wave flights taking off punctually.
The busiest destination was London Heathrow.
The daa said that 2.2 million passengers passed through the doors of Dublin Airport in November, a 4% increase on the same month last year, while a further 102,000 transfer and transit passengers used the airport last month. Some 98,000 passengers passed through the airport on November 5.
This month is expected to be a busy one for both airports.
"December will be a very busy and important month for us at our Irish airports in Dublin and Cork as we facilitate the journeys of millions of passengers coming home for Christmas," Mr Jacobs said.
Mr Jacobs also said that the daa plans to lodge a new infrastructure application to Fingal County Council which would enable Dublin Airport to grow beyond its current 32 million passenger cap.
“Our new planning application will look for an increase in the passenger cap and also permission to build more modern and sustainable infrastructure needed to reduce Dublin Airport’s scope 2 emissions and meet our target of being net zero for carbon by 2050," he said.
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