Belfast International Airport has witnessed a sharp uplift in passenger numbers this year as air travel returns in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to latest figures from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
It said 4.4 million passengers have passed through the County Antrim airport over the last 12 months, with half a million of those flying in July, traditionally the start of the Northern Ireland school holidays. They flew on 37,243 flights over the year, an increase of 115% on the same rolling period in 2021.
It was a similar picture at City of Derry Airport where passenger numbers for the year so far are up 133% to 135,872 across 3,014 flights. Data for Belfast City Airport wasn’t available .
