Ireland West Airport enjoys busiest six month period in its 38-year history

Passenger numbers represented a 24% increase on the same period in 2022 and were 1% higher than previous record

In March, the airport, which is located in Knock, Co Mayo, welcomed a new service to London Heathrow with Aer Lingus, whilst Ryanair added extra capacity on services to Edinburgh, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham for the summer period.

Following a strong start to 2023, the airport is forecasting passenger numbers to exceed 2019 levels and reach a record 830,000 passengers for the year. Ireland West Airport managing director Joe Gilmore said: :The first six months have proven to be a very strong period for the airport with passenger numbers exceeding pre pandemic levels for the first time, which is very welcome news.

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