Transatlantic traffic at Dublin Airport up 18% in May
Dublin Airport announced it handled almost 1.9 million passengers in May an increase of 9% on prior year according to the Dublin Airport Authority. All market segments recorded a positive passenger trend with increased activity in Summer schedule. The North America market continues to perform very strong passenger volumes to and from North America grew by 18%, as almost 176,000 passengers travelled on this sector in May reflecting the full run effect of Aer Lingus expanded summer schedule offering increased connectivity from a number of European cities to US via Dublin and launch of seasonal services by Air Transat and US Airways. Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe rose by 10% with more than 1 million passengers travelling to European destinations last month growth in this segment driven by Heineken Cup Finals generating 30,000 additional passengers on weekend of 17th May and Tarom Airlines launching a new three