Individually, the May 2012 figures for
commercial terminal flights at the three State
airports when compared to the same month in 2011
are:
Dublin down by 1.1%, with an average of 457
commercial movements per day. Cork down 0.9%,
with an average of 64 commercial movements per
day. Shannon down 1.6%, with an average of 57
commercial movements per day. When compared to
the same month in the peak traffic year of 2008,
the commercial terminal flight figures for the
three State airports are: Dublin down 20%, Cork
down 38.3% and Shannon down 41.4%.
There was a marginal increase of 0.80% in
Irelands en-route traffic movements (flights
that pass through Irish airspace but do not land
in Ireland) during May 2012 when compared to May
2011. In comparison to the same month in the
peak traffic year 2008, however, en route
flights are down 6.73%.
North Atlantic Communications flights (Europe /
North America) saw a decrease of 3.43% in May
2012, when compared to May 2011. In comparison
to the same month in the peak traffic year 2008,
however, North Atlantic Communications flights
are down 9.9%.
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