Cork Airport welcomed a record 340,705 passengers in August, which represented a 10% increase on the previous year. Numbers were buoyed by a record 65,000 people travelling through the airport across the August bank holiday weekend, up 5% on the same weekend in 2023. On Wednesday, August 21, Cork Airport reached another milestone when it passed the two million passenger mark, three months earlier than in 2023.

Cork Airport is now on track to exceed its next milestone of three million passengers travelling internationally before the end of the year. Recent CSO statistics also show Cork Airport is the fastest growing of the three state airports in the first seven months of 2024, achieving a growth rate of 11% so far.

Commenting, daa CEO Kenny Jacobs said: “Both Cork and Dublin airports had very strong summers and I’m happy with how the entire daa business is performing. We are in very good shape on core airport operations and commercial activities, and our financials are strong. Passenger satisfaction scores at our airports have never been better, we have brought in many new improvements for passengers (drop & go parking, new restaurants, click & collect shopping, faster wifi, additional seating) and more than 94% of passengers are getting through security in 20 minutes or less.

“I am delighted that Cork Airport is now the fastest growing airport in Ireland. We want that to continue and see an opportunity to grow Cork by 40% in the next six to eight years. At Dublin Airport, like every month so far this year, a new monthly record was set in August with more than 100,000 passengers flying most days, and more than 120,000 plus on a number of days.