SHANNON AIRPORT was the fastest growing airport in Ireland for the month of June.
New figures published by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) show Shannon Airport recorded the strongest year-on-year passenger growth among Ireland’s major airports in June, with traffic increasing by 14 percent compared to the same month last year.
According to the ITIC research, traffic increased at Shannon by 14 percent which surpassed Dublin Airport’s two percent growth while Cork Airport recorded a reduction in activity of three percent.
Visitors from the European Union are up eight percent nationally, an increase in arrivals from the United Kingdom of five percent was recorded while there are less people arriving in Ireland from the United States of America and Canada, the figures dropping seven percent in twelve months.
Occupancy levels for hotels are down 1.2 percent in June 2026 compared with June 2025 while Air BnB occupancy dipped by three percent.
CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, Ray O’Driscoll said, “We are encouraged to see the recently published industry figures from ITIC showing Shannon Airport recording the strongest year-on-year passenger growth among Ireland’s major airports in June. This provides further evidence of the positive impact of our ongoing route development strategy and the strong partnerships we continue to build with our airline partners”.
New routes and additional aircraft are aiding the growth, he stated. “The introduction of a fourth based Ryanair aircraft this year, together with four new services to Madrid, Rome, Warsaw and Poznań, has played a significant role in driving this 14% growth. The new Discover Airlines route to Frankfurt, together with increased frequencies on the Aer Lingus Boston service also made an important contribution, while providing passengers with even greater choice and connectivity through Shannon Airport.
“We are very proud of Shannon Airport’s growing network, which now offers the largest number of routes in 17 years, and of the role we play in supporting tourism and economic growth across the region, the West of Ireland and along the Wild Atlantic Way”.
