New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the dramatic fall in international air travel continued during the second quarter of 2020 due to restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The number of passengers passing through the five main Irish airports sank by 98.4% in the second quarter of the year as a result of the Covid restrictions.
Just 164,400 passengers passed through the five main Irish airports - Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry - in the three month period, down from almost 10.5 million the same time last year.
The CSO noted that Knock airport was closed for the months of April, May and June. Today's figures also show that in the first half of 2020, just over six million passengers travelled through