Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300ER 

The number of passengers using Dublin Airport as a hub to connect to another destination increased by 81% as more 59,000 passengers connected through the airport last month  as almost 1.8 million passengers passed through Dublin Airport in February, a  4% increase over the same month last year.

Almost 7,000 passengers traveled on domestic routes last month up 9% versus prior year.

Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe increased by 4% with more than 852,000 passengers travelling to and from European destinations.

Passenger volumes to and from North America grew by 28% with almost 127,000 passengers travelling on this sector in February.

Traffic to and from the Middle East, grew by 10% with over 55,000 passengers travelling on these routes.

UK traffic remained static when compared to last year with 750,000 passengers travelling to and from Britain in February.

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