The number of passengers using the five main Irish airports in the third quarter of 2020 sank by 87.5% compared to the same time last year, Central Statistics Office figures show.
Over 1.45 million passengers passed through Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry airports during the three months from July to September, down from over 11.5 million the same time last year.
The CSO reported significant decreases in passenger numbers for July, August and September due to the restrictions imposed in March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
For the first nine months of 2020, 7.5 million passengers travelled through the main Irish airports, a fall of 74.5% compared with the 29.5 million passengers who used Irish airports last year.