The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (30 May 2022) released the Air and Sea Travel Statistics release.
In April 2022;
- More than 1,476,600 passengers arrived in Ireland on overseas routes.
- This compares with 69,400 arrivals in April 2021 (a twenty-one-fold increase).
- Some 1,377,100 passengers arrived by air and 99,500 by sea.
- More arrivals came via Great Britain (548,300) than via any other country.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (30 May 2022) released the Air and Sea Travel Statistics release.
Commenting on the release, Gregg Patrick, Statistician, said: “The Air and Sea Travel Statistics for April 2022 continue to show a strong rebound in overseas travel as COVID-19 concerns recede. In April 2022 some 1,476,600 overseas passengers arrived in Ireland. By way of contrast 69,400 overseas passengers arrived in Ireland in April 2021 and just 16,100 overseas passengers arrived in April 2020. However, overseas travel remains significantly lower (14%) than pre-pandemic levels. In April 2019 there were 1,712,900 overseas arrivals.
The recovery is seen in both modes of travel (air and sea), although the recovery in air travel is most dramatic (with a twenty-one-fold increase compared to April 2021). The recovery is also spread across all major routes, with transatlantic traffic up most in relative terms (with 37 transatlantic passengers arriving in April 2022 for every one in April 2021). Among the continental routes, Spanish routes were the busiest, with 197,600 passengers arriving on these routes, a more than thirty-fold increase compared to April 2021.
However, in overall terms, Great Britain remained the most important departure country for overseas travellers to Ireland, with 548,300 passengers arriving on air and sea routes from Great Britain, compared to just 21,600 in April 2021.”
