March traffic up 19% to over 1.8 million.

Europe - 858,000 up 21%
UK - 760,000 up 17%
Transatlantic - 131,000 up 8%
UAE/Africa - 63,000 up 45%
Domestic - 6,000 up 52%

Over 4.7 million year to date, up 17% (678,000).

Latest News > Over 1.8 Million Passengers In March At Dublin Airport

2015 should reach around 23 million if not higher!

Rumours of Ryanair getting very annoyed at the high charges at Dublin are are even considering cutting half of the operations and moving them between Cork and Shannon.

April fools was two weeks ago, the more FR bring at DUB the cheaper...combined that charges are to drop 19% over the coming 4 years!

UAE up 45%???!!! That evening Dubai flight must be starting to fill up so?

Another flock of pigs flying past.

Other than a few years of route commencement discount, I'm not sure how moving a route to Cork would punish the DAA.

LCY
 

As Flybe's exit from LCY, BA to add a sixth daily from 1 June which will operate for 1 month before resuming full time from 1 September. Monday-Friday only.

Ethiopian have applied to transfer all Rome fuel stops to DUB and operations could commence by 10 May next month.

Washington DC and Toronto?

One wonders if they'll be given fifth freedom rights on those too. Their times for LAX are great IMHO – it'd be good to have more choice.

I don't see any fuel stops in Rome airport.

Please dont let this turn into the air india rumours but if it happens great

[quote]Washington DC and Toronto?

One wonders if they'll be given fifth freedom rights on those too. Their times for LAX are great IMHO – it'd be good to have more choice.[/QUOTE

While not rights have being requested I expect if IAG get cleared for EI, ET will have a very good chance of getting them especially for competition especially as AA/US also have JV with IAG.

The blackmail of US airlines dropping DUB won't work!

AI didn't even get as far as Dep of Transport, ET have!

Look harder? :)

ETH500 and ETH502. They only stop in Rome westbound, and return direct to ADD from North America.

Very surprised if this happens. Still I felt the same when the LAX rumours started.

Fuel stop alone, commercially it's probably cheaper to refuel here than in Rome.

From someone who knows, I can confirm the rumour is correct. Ethiopian airline will use Dublin airport as a technical stop for fueling only. Washington Dulles is a daily flight, with Toronto only operating 3 times a week. However traffic rights have not been approved for these 2 routes currently. As already stated, the return flight will operate direct back to Addis and not via Dublin. The Los Angeles will operate with traffic rights via Dublin both ways, starting on the 20th June. I hope that clarifies the rumour. The reason why they are moving there operation from Rome to Dublin is cited on rising nighttime costs for landing and parking at Rome. Dublin offered them a much better deal

Looks like I'll be eating my words so. Apologies folks.

It makes sense I guess even from a staffing point of view i.e. If one of the fuel stoppers goes tech they can look after pax, and with no 5th freedom being sought the US carriers can't get annoyed.

It'll skew the pax from Africa stats and to the states and Canada, as in they'll be counted as arriving AND departing even though nobody will have joined or left the onward flight, but then the same thing happens with BA in SNN, PIA in MAN etc.

The ET Website is showing this for later in the year for the IAD flight
ET 500
Ethiopian Airlines
ADD
22:30
IAD
08:30
1 (DUB)
77L

Looks like the FCO flights move to Dublin from May 10th

Ethiopian would do well to organise pre-clearance for all these US flights.