Over 525,000 people to fly through Cork and Dublin airports this bank holiday weekend

Eva Osborne

Cork Airport and Dublin Airport are gearing up to welcome over 525,000 passengers between them this May bank holiday weekend.

Dublin Airport said almost 465,000 people are set to pass through over the weekend, adding that the numbers travelling will be split equally between the arrivals halls and departure gates.

Meanwhile, Cork Airport is expecting to welcome 61,500 passengers over the weekend, with the busiest day of the weekend for both arrivals and departures being Friday, May 1st.

In Dublin, more than 110,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport every day between Friday and Monday.

Head of media relations at the operator of Dublin Airport (daa), Graeme McQueen, said: “The coming weekend is shaping up to be another busy one at Dublin Airport, Friday is forecast to be the peak day, when around 121,000 people are set to travel through the airport.

"The departure gates will be busy with sports fans, holiday makers and business travellers heading off overseas, while the arrivals halls will welcome tens of thousands of tourists from around the world – including many arriving for the Leinster versus Toulon rugby match on Saturday and Punchestown Races, which kicks off today and runs until the weekend.

"We love these busy weekends and the team at Dublin Airport can't wait to welcome everyone."

Managing director at Cork Airport, Niall MacCarthy, said: “As the May bank holiday weekend approaches, summer is now in full swing at Cork Airport. It’s great to see our airport so busy and the capital programme now underway will provide the airport infrastructure for the next ten years of growth.”

“Ahead of a busy bank holiday weekend, we recommend passenger to arrive at the airport at least 90 minutes before their flight and most importantly, to prebook their carparking online on corkairport.com where the best value and rates can be found across all three of our car parks.”