By Discover Airlines

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Shannon Airport has recorded a significant surge in passenger traffic this summer, welcoming more than 755,000 passengers across June, July, and August, a 16 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024.

This growth reflects the airport’s expanding route network of 36 services, including five daily transatlantic flights, offering a wide array of destinations to suit every traveller. Popular hotspots such as Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma, Alicante and Faro remained firm favourites among holidaymakers, as well as the new year-round route to Madeira.

This continued growth builds on a record-breaking performance in the second quarter of 2025, with 650,000 passengers travelling through Shannon Airport from April to June. These figures represent an 11 per cent increase on the previous year.

Niall Kearns, airport director at Shannon Airport, said, “We’re delighted to have seen such strong growth across the peak summer months. We started with a bumper June Bank Holiday weekend and never slowed down.

“It has been a busy three months, not only in terms of passenger numbers but also in infrastructure. We launched 1,000 new car park spaces in our Park4Less facility and are progressing with additional major upgrades as part of our €30 million investment programme.

“We’re looking ahead now to an exciting winter season, including our new routes to Madrid and Lapland, which we expect to be hugely popular as we get closer to Christmas.”

The Winter 2025 schedule promises even more choice for passengers, with the addition of the new Ryanair Shannon to Madrid route, Lapland and year-round Madeira. There are also significantly increased frequencies on six existing popular services, Alicante, Edinburgh, Krakow, Lanzarote, Manchester, and Wroclaw.

It was announced that an expanded Aer Lingus schedule from Shannon to Boston from May to August next year will bring the number of expected transatlantic passengers from Shannon to some 350,000 in 2026, the highest number since 2018.

A new Shannon to Frankfurt service will also operate in the Summer 2026 schedule, with twice-weekly flights operated by Discover Airlines, part of Lufthansa, which will connect with almost 60 destinations across France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the USA and Asia, including Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Mumbai.

This sustained growth in its route portfolio and passenger numbers, together with continued investment in infrastructure and its multi-award-winning customer experience, ensures that Shannon Airport remains a vital gateway, with easy international connectivity for both business and leisure passengers travelling to and from Ireland.