Growth of Ireland’s en route air traffic and Dublin Airport continues in February

The Irish Aviation Authority has reported that total flights in Irish airspace increased by 8.7% in February 2015 compared to the same month last year. Ireland’s en route air traffic grew strongly in February, with growth of 9.2%. During the same month, Dublin Airport continued its upward trend and recorded growth of 11.2% with an average of 449 daily commercial movements. Flights using the IAA’s North Atlantic Communications service also increased by 2.8%. There were 19,531 en route traffic movements and 27,855 North Atlantic Communications flights during February 2015. There was an average of 1,272 daily flights during February 2015,