IRELAND WEST AIRPORT KNOCK HAS RECORDED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PASSENGER NUMBERS OVER THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, TO THE END OF JULY.
IN THE YEAR WHEN THE FACILITY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS IN EXISTENCE MORE THAN 72,000 PASSENGERS USED THE AIRPORT LAST MONTH ALONE.
OVER THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR PASSENGER NUMBERS ARE UP 16 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR AND THE AIRPORT HAS SHOWN THE LARGEST PASSENGER INCREASE OF ANY AIRPORT IN IRELAND IN 2011.
SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER WITH IRELAND WEST AIRPORT KNOCK DONAL HEALY TOLD MIDWEST NEWS THIS MORNING THAT IN EXCESS OF 367,000 PASSENGERS HAVE TRAVELLED THROUGH THE AIRPORT SO FAR THIS YEAR.