Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW) is the busiest airport in Ireland. Over 18.4 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2005 (a 1.3 million/8% increase over 2004), and over 20 million passengers are expected in 2006. The airport is located approximately 10 kilometres north of Dublin City in an area properly known as Collinstown. It is operated by Dublin Airport Authority, which also administers Shannon Airport and Cork International Airport. The airport is the headquarters of Ireland's flag carrier Aer Lingus, and Europe's largest no-frills airline Ryanair (although Dublin is not Ryanair's largest hub.) Ireland's third airline, Cityjet, are based in the nearby town of Swords, and although Ireland's domestic and regional airline, Aer Arann, provide several domestic flights from Dublin, they are actually based at Galway Airport in the west of Ireland.
Dublin Airport has an extensive short and medium-haul route network: several domestic Irish routes, around thirty routes to its nearest neighbour, the United Kingdom, and a vast network of routes to Continental Europe. The Dublin-London international air corridor is the second busiest in the world (after Hong Kong-Taipei) with flights from Dublin to all five London airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, and London City. Aer Lingus and several US and Canadian carriers provide services to many destinations in the United States and Canada. Dublin and Shannon (on the west coast of Ireland) are the only two European airports with U.S. border preclearance facilities which saves passengers a lot of time upon arrival in the United States. The latest development at the airport has been the addition of two new direct routes to Dubai and Bahrain in the Middle East.
Dublin Airport is the 5th fastest growing European airport, the 66th busiest airport in the world, and the 19th busiest for international flights.
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