425,000 Passengers Expected This June Bank Holiday Weekend
More than 425,000 passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport this June Bank Holiday weekend, a 3% increase over the same weekend last year.
Over 2,860 flights will arrive and depart during the June Bank Holiday, which is expected to be the busiest weekend of the year so far, according to Dublin Airport spokeswoman Siobhán O’Donnell.
“We’re expecting an average of more than 106,000 passengers per day over the four days between Friday, May 31 and Monday, June 3. The Bank Holiday Monday will be the busiest day of the Bank Holiday weekend, with 740 aircraft arriving and departing in a single day,” Ms O’Donnell said.
"This weekend is set to the busiest of the year so far, so to ensure a smoother journey we would strongly advise passengers to prepare for security in advance and go directly to the security screening area once they have checked-in.”
This weekend also sees the launch of WestJet’s new direct summer service to the Canadian city of Calgary in Alberta. “The Calgary route is one of 23 new routes/services being added to Dublin Airport’s network this summer, offering more choice that ever to consumers in Ireland and record levels of connectivity for the Irish tourism industry,” Ms O’Donnell added.
More than 9.3 million passengers have travelled through Dublin Airport in the first four months of this year, a 7% increase over the same period last year. Dublin Airport has welcomed more than 650,000 additional passengers in the first four months of 2019.
Dublin Airport has flights to almost 200 destinations in 43 countries, operated by 53 airlines and is the 11th busiest airport in the European Union.