Record September passenger numbers for Knock

Anton McNulty

The numbers of passengers passing through the doors at Ireland West Airport Knock continues to soar with September another record month for the airport.
Last month was the busiest the airport have experienced for September with a total of 64,011 passengers passing through the airport terminal. The passenger numbers using the airport’s seven UK services increased by ten percent whilst numbers using continental European services to the likes of Alicante, Malaga, Faro, Tenerife and Lanzarote increased by 12 percent contributing to a record month for the airport.
All of the airports main airline partners, Flybe, Aer Lingus and Ryanair showed an increase in passenger numbers and more importantly strong increases in load factor during the month.
Commenting on the record numbers for September, the airports Managing Director, Joe Gilmore said they are delighted to have recorded their busiest month of September in the airport’s history.
“It’s another very proud milestone to reach and further demonstrates that passengers are increasingly choosing the convenience of flying from their regional airport. The double digit growth in particular on our UK services is most welcome and research carried out during the summer has highlighted the airport’s location as the central access point to the Wild Atlantic Way, as a key reason for the increasing numbers of UK tourists visiting the West of Ireland,” he said.