Airports handled 12 million passengers in Q2
More than 800,000 additional passengers used Irish airports in the second quarter (Q2) of this year when compared with Q2 2024.
In Q2, 12 million passengers passed through the five main Irish airports, compared with 11.2 million passengers in the same period in 2024 and 10.7 million in Q2 2023,
In the first half of 2025, 20.3 million passengers passed through the main Irish airports, which was almost 800,000 more people than in the first six months of 2024.
Over 81,000 flights were handled by Ireland's five main airports in Q2 2025, with Dublin handling 83% of all flights (67,217), while Cork handled 8% of all flights (6,761).
Increased flights
The number of flights to and from Irish airports in the first half of 2025 increased by 4,341 when compared with the same period in 2024 (139,137 vs 134,789).
London-Heathrow, Amsterdam-Schiphol, and Manchester were the most popular routes for passengers travelling through Dublin airport in Q2.
The top route for Cork and Shannon was London-Heathrow, while it was London-Luton for Knock, and Dublin for Kerry.
The tonnage of air freight handled by Irish airports in Q2 was up 4% when compared with Q2 2024.