Busiest Christmas Ever At Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport will have its busiest Christmas season on record this year with nearly one million people expected to arrive and depart during the festive season.

Some 978,000 passengers are forecast to travel through the airport between Friday December 23 and Friday January 6.

Friday December 22 is expected to be the busiest day before Christmas, with almost 83,000 passengers due to arrive and depart through both terminals.

The following Friday December 30 is expected to be the busiest day after Christmas, particularly with passengers heading to winter sun and skiing destinations.

“Dublin Airport is a truly magical place at Christmas time with many wonderful, emotional family reunions at arrivals in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2,” said daa External Communications Manager, Siobhán O’Donnell.

“We’ve had a number of Christmas marriage proposals, and every year we have grandparents seeing their grandchildren in the flesh for the first time – whether that be Irish emigrants returning home or people from overseas visiting their family here."