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The first quarter of 2024 has proven to be the busiest on record at Ireland West Airport, as 159,000 passengers travelled through the airport between the months of January and March.

Ireland West Airport has welcomed the confirmation of Ryanair’s biggest ever summer sun and European city break schedule from the airport, along with the commencement of a new service to Tenerife this summer with Ryanair.

Ireland West Airport has welcomed the announcement of Ryanair’s biggest ever summer sun and European city break schedule from the airport, along with the commencement of a new service to Tenerife this summer with Ryanair.

Shannon Airport had a strong growth surge in 2023 with 1.958 million passengers welcomed to the airport, a 29 per cent increase on 2022 activity. This strong performance saw the airport achieve its highest passenger numbers since 2009 , 14 years ago, with growth in air services across all markets.

2023 has proven to be the busiest year on record at Ireland West Airport with passenger numbers increasing by 13% to 818,000 for the first time in the airports history, surpassing the previous record of 807,000 passengers achieved in 2019. The airport now serves 21 International destinations and is served by three of Europe’s major International airlines, Aer Lingus, Lauda Europe and Ryanair.

Continental Europe was the setting for recent action from numerous Athlone Boat Club members as they represented the club with pride in Munich and Amsterdam.

In the 1930s, Ireland instructed all of its consul officials in Europe not to issue visas to Jewish refugees, but the country was also in a state of economic stagnation at the time and Seán Lemass realised that new industries would help the country. An Irish Jewish businessman, Marcus Witztum, offered to help him and went to Paris, met Henri Orbach there who owned a small hat factory and suggested he open a business in Ireland, a safer place for people of the Jewish persuasion than continental Europe. Orbach agreed.

A record 367.000 passengers passed through Ireland West Airport during the period January to June 2023, making it the busiest six-month period in the airports 38-year history. The passenger numbers represented a 24% increase on the same period in 2022 and 1% higher than the previous busiest six-month period in 2019.

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2022 has proven to be a strong year of recovery at Ireland West Airport, with passenger numbers increasing by 314% to 722,000 compared to 174,000 passengers in 2021. Compared to pre-covid levels, passenger numbers recovered to 89% of the record 2019 level of 807,000 passengers.