2.75 million set to fly in and out in 2023
Cork Airport is forecast to have its busiest year in its history in terms of international passengers this year with 2.75 million set to fly in and out of the Munster’s most popular airport in 2023.
Last month, 191,000 passengers flew to and from Cork Airport, a 14% increase on November 2022. Almost 2.2 million passengers passed through the doors of Dublin Airport in November, a 4% increase on the same month last year, according to new figures published by airport operator DAA.
The busiest day of travel at the state’s two busiest airports in November was Sunday, November 5, the final day of the mid-term school holidays, when almost 98,000 passengers passed through Dublin Airport and almost 10,000 passengers flew to and from Cork Airport.
Passengers flying from Cork Airport enjoyed a smooth experience in November with 97% going through security screening in under 15 minutes, and 99% in less than 20 minutes.
According to Kenny Jacobs, daa’s CEO: “Cork Airport will experience it’s busiest year for international traffic in the airports 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.
“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 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.”
“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.
“Independent analysis has found that keeping the current 32 million cap would lead to Ireland forgoing an additional 17,800 jobs and €1.5 billion in GVA by 2030. By 2055, the number of jobs lost to Ireland would be 53,300 – the equivalent to the population of Waterford – while €4.4 billion would be lost in GVA to the Irish economy. We simply need to build for Irelands future population and economic growth,” he added.