Between this Friday and next Monday, 503,000 people are expected to travel through Dublin Airport, including thousands of tourists and visitors arriving in Ireland. Many Irish residents are also expected to take the bank holiday weekend for city breaks or trips abroad, with sunny destinations forecast to be especially busy. Sunday is expected to be the busiest day, with more than 131,000 passengers flying, potentially surpassing the airport’s busiest day on August 10 of last year. Around 250,000 passengers are expected to arrive in Dublin, supporting hotels, bars, cafes, and restaurants. Departure gates are also expected to be busy with football fans traveling from the UK and Europe, alongside the Qatari national side departing from Dublin.
"Between this Friday and next Monday, 503,000 people are expected to travel through the airport, including thousands of tourist and visitors coming into Ireland. There will also be many Irish residents taking the bank holiday weekend to enjoy a city break or visit loved ones abroad, with "sunny destinations" expected to be particularly busy as we head into the peak summer season."
"Sunday is set to be the busiest day over the weekend, with more than 131,000 expected to fly. This could surpass Dublin Airport's busiest ever day on August 10 of last year, when 130,427 passengers travelled through. "The busy summer period has well and truly started at Dublin Airport and both our arrivals and departures halls are set to be very busy over the coming days," Dublin Airport spokesperson Graeme McQueen said."
""Every day from now until the end of August is likely to see us handle 100,000+ passengers and the team can't wait to welcome everyone." Mr McQueen said around 250,000 passengers will arrive in Dublin over the bank holiday weekend, signalling "good news" for hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants across the country."
""Meanwhile, despite Ireland missing out on the World Cup, our departure gates are expected to be full of football fans from all across the UK and Europe over the coming weeks, as they take advantage of Ireland's extensive route links into North America to support their countries at the World Cup," he added. With the Irish men's football team set to play host to Qatar in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday, the Qatari national side will also be flying out of Dublin Airport."
Read at Irish Independent
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