Last year was Ireland West Airport’s “busiest year on record”, surpassing the previous record set in 2023.
Approximately 834,000 passengers passed through the airport last year, an increase of 2 percent on the previous year’s 817,000.
Both Ryanair and Aer Lingus carried record numbers of passengers to and from the airport in 2024.
In 2024, the number of passengers passing through the airport to and from the UK totalled 667,732, representing an increase of 1% compared to 2023.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers travelling to mainland and continental Europe from Ireland West hit a new high, with 165,500 passengers travelling to and from Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Majorca, Malaga, Milan, Cologne, Lanzarote, and Tenerife – a 9 percent increase on 2023 figures.
90,355 passengers travelled through the airport last August, making it the busiest month of the year, while the busiest day of the year also occurred in August, with over 3,600 passengers travelling through the airport on Sunday, August 18.
Almost 6,000 flights arrived and departed from the airport in 2024.
A press release from the airport noted that the passenger growth forecast for 2025 “looks positive” in light of announcements relating to services to and from European destinations.
Chairman of Ireland West Airport, Arthur French said they are “delighted to report a record year for passenger numbers at the airport, the second consecutive year of record passenger traffic”.
“Demand for our routes and services from right across the region and from overseas continues to grow and this is reflected in achieving record passenger numbers of 834,000 in 2024.
“Whilst the coming year will present many challenges, we will continue to work with our stakeholders and airline partners to grow our suite of routes from the airport whilst continuing to invest in our airport transformation and sustainability programmes,” he said.