Information about the performance of the three main airports in Ireland: Dublin Airport, Cork Airport and Shannon Airport. The presentation looks in detail at the passenger number trends over the last 10 years and at what is being done at the moment to increase passenger numbers.

1. Irish Airport Passenger Numbers

2. Dublin Airport

3. Dublin Airport
• Passenger growth of 55% between 2002 & 2008
(15.1 million pax to 23.5 million pax)
• Route to LHR busiest at the airport
– 15th busiest route in Europe
• Death of the Celtic Tiger led to fall in pax numbers
– 2008 – 2010 pax fell by 22% (23.5m to 18.4m)
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4. Dublin Airport
• Coinciding with end of the Celtic Tiger:
– Airlines operating at Dublin Airport fell by 18%
– Routs offered at Dublin Airport fell by 14%
• Since 2010 the situation has improved gradually
– 2010 to 2012 saw a 4% growth in pax (18.4m to 19.1m)
• In 2012, number of airlines is still dramatically lower
– Between 2005 and 2012, 55 les airlines operating at
Airport
– Number of routes have decreased marginally
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5. Shannon Airport

6. Shannon Airport
• The Dublin Airport Authority managed Shannon Airport until
2013
• Between 2002 and 2007, passenger numbers at the airport
grew significantly from 2.35 million in 2002 to 4.6 million in
2007.
• Under the control of the Dublin Airport Authority, Shannon
Airport passenger numbers between 2007 and 2012 declined
by 70%
• There were a number of reasons for the decline
– Less troops travelling to Iraq and Afghanistan
– Expiration of the deal with Ryanair and failure to agree a new one
– Overall downturn in the number of tourists travelling from the United
States
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7. Shannon Airport
• As a result of this decline, the airport was made
independent and controlled by the Shannon Airport
Authority as of 31/12/12
• This independence will allow Shannon Airport control its
own destiny.
• The airport targets to treble earnings at the airport by
2017.
• Since the Shannon Airport Authority was setup, five new
routes have been opened and 2013 has been very
positive to date
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8. Cork Airport

9. Cork Airport
• Like Dublin & Shannon Airport, Cork Airport saw
passenger numbers grow steadily between 2002 and
2008.
• Growth of passenger numbers in this period was by
over 73%, from 1.9 million in 2002 to 3.3 million in
2008.
• Passenger numbers fell by just over 30% in the four
years to 2012, from 3.3 million in 2008 to 2.3 million
in 2012.
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10. Cork Airport
• It is expected that 2013 will see Cork Airport return
to a growth of passenger numbers with the advent of
The Gathering, a positive fourth quarter in 2012 and
new routes.
• New developments expected to triple the size of the
airport will begin in 2015.
• It includes the extension of the Terminal, a newly
constructed cargo area, extension of the runway to
allow the Boeing 747 and Airbus 380 land at the
airport and an improvement in the road network.
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11. Source Material

12. Source Material
• Dublin Airport Authority Annual Reports
– 2002 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2002.sflb.ashx
– 2003 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2003.sflb.ashx
– 2004 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2004.sflb.ashx
– 2005 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2005_As_Gaeilge.sflb.ashx
– 2006 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2006.sflb.ashx
– 2007 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2007.sflb.ashx
– 2008 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2008.sflb.ashx
– 2009 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2009.sflb.ashx
– 2010 http://www.daa.ie/Libraries/Annual_Reports/DAA_Annual_Report_2010.sflb.ashx
– 2011 http://www.daa.ie/daa_ar_2011/annual-report-2011.pdf
– 2012 http://www.daa.ie/daa_ar_2012/
• CARHIRE.ie – Dublin Airport Passenger Numbers Article
– http://www.carhire.ie/airportpassengernumbers.php
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