IAA traffic statistics for October

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have published the traffic statistics for OCtober 2008 which show declines in all key areas.

En route traffic was down -5.8% on October 2007.

North Atlantic HF traffic was similarly down by -6.2% over the same period last year.

Commercial movements at the three state airports were down YoY as follows, YTD figures in parentheses : Dublin -0.4% (+3.8%), Shannon -11.4% (-7.5%) and Cork -8.3% (-2.5%).

The IAA state that in the UK, NATS reported a broadly similar pattern of change.