Belfast International Airport has now exceeded its pre-pandemic passenger numbers, parent company VINCI has announced.
VINCI Airports’ quarterly traffic result shows it served 1.8 million passengers in the second quarter of 2024, up 4% on pre-pandemic numbers.
It was also up 8.3% on the second quarter of last year, and up from 1.3 million passengers across January, February and March this year.
The airport said the increase was a result of capacity growth by airlines easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2.com, which have bases in the airport.
And airlines had also boost range and frequency of destinations, with links to Prague, Marrakech, Kaunas, and Madeira also starting later this year.
There had been 14,500 total aircraft movements at Belfast International from April to June, up 8% on 2023.
Dan Owens, CEO, Belfast International Airport said: “These figures are extremely positive and clearly show an upward trend in Belfast International Airport’s strong recovery.
“We have had a busy year so far and continue to work with our airline partners to boost the range and frequency of destinations that will not only boost the local economy but provide further choice for local travellers.
“Our £100m investment plan is well on track with our new £25m security building due to open later in the summer.”