Dublin and Cork Airport have their busiest ever November

Last month was the busiest ever November for Cork and Dublin Airports.

Almost 2.3 million passengers passed through the terminals in Dublin, up three per cent on the same month last year.

The busiest day of the month at Dublin Airport was Friday November 1st when 100,000 passengers went through the airport’s two terminals.

A total of 30.97 million passengers have passed through the doors of Dublin Airport so far in 2024, an increase of five per cent on the same period in 2023.

The daa said it continues to take the necessary measures to dampen airline demand to comply with the 32 million terminals passenger cap.

The High Court hearing on this and the summer slots decision starts on Wednesday. which the daa said is encouraged by the High Court’s initial indication that decisions around the passenger cap and how it relates to slot allocations would best be considered by the European Court of Justice.

Cork Airport had 201,000 passanger go through in November, an increase of 5 per cent on November 2023. This made it Ireland's fastest growing airport in 2024.

The most popular destinations for both Dublin and Cork Airports were London Heathrow.