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Dublin Airport announced it handled 1.6 million passengers in March up 8% with strong growth in all market segments due to a number of events including: Ireland Vs France & Italy International Rugby Matches, St Patrick’s Weekend and Easter in the month driving passenger increased volumes.
The 31st March marked the first day of the IATA summer scheduled thus the start of increased charter and scheduled activity.
Traffic to and from continental Europe increased by 14% with more than 780,000 passengers and domestic traffic was up by 4% to 4,500 passenger, while traffic to the Middle East and North Africa was up by 8% to 45,000 passengers. The North American market continues consistent growth pattern up 8% to just under 120,000 passengers.
The UK traffic remained on par with last year, as almost 599,000 passengers flew to and from the UK.
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