Last month was a record-breaking 31 days at Dublin Airport, as just under 2.1 million passengers traveled through its terminals.
That's a 5% increase when compared to last year and it also is the first January in the airport's 79-year history that passenger numbers have surpassed two million.
The record January builds on a record-breaking 2018 which saw the airport welcome a total of 31.5 million passengers.
It has also been revealed that the airport will welcome 21 new routes and services to 14 short haul and 7 long haul destinations this year.
Record January @DublinAirport as just under 2.1 million passengers travelled through the airport last month, a 5% increase when compared to last year. https://t.co/75mPWrTBVm #aviation #connections pic.twitter.com/XBvtJC4M3X
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) 19 February 2019
Where were people traveling to in January?
Continental Europe
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe grew by 8%, with more than one million passengers travelling to and from European destinations.
The United Kingdom
UK traffic remain static in January as almost 745,000 passengers traveled on routes between Dublin and the UK during the month.
United States
Passenger volumes to and from North America increased by 14% with almost 211,000 passengers taking transatlantic flights to and from Dublin in January.
Around The World
Other international traffic, principally to the Middle East, North Africa and the Pacific Asia region increased by 4%, as almost 85,000 passengers travelled these routes in January.
