Passenger Numbers
It's been reported that Shannon handled 2.72 Million passengers in 2009 meaning that Cork with 2.75 Million has pipped it to be the Republic's second biggest airport for the second year in a row (Cork handled 3.25 million in 2008 while Shannon handled 3,092,000). It remains to be seen what Belfast City's passenger numbers are like, and whether Cork remains the third busiest airport on the island after Dublin and Belfast International.