Dublin – London. World’s second busiest international air route

Almost 4.5m people flew between Dublin and London last year, which was a 9% increase for air traffic between the two capital cities.  This figure is about the same as the population of the Irish Republic.

Dublin – London is the busiest air route in Europe and the second busiest international air route in the world behind Hong Kong – Taipei, which has more than 5m passengers per year.  London to New York was 4.2m in 2014 and OAG says that 5.5m seats will be available this year on the route which at 80% load factor would give 4.4m actual travellers.

Four airlines – Aer Lingus, British Airways, CityJet and Ryanair – currently operate routes from Dublin Airport to London serving City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted airports.

The Dublin – London route accounted for almost 18% of Dublin Airport’s total traffic last year and attracts a high degree of business travel.

Overall passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased by 15% in 2015 to a record 25m as the airport welcomed 22 new routes and additional capacity on almost 40 other services.  www.dublinairport.com    www.oag.com

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