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Irish airspace was back at 1980s levels of flight traffic last year, according to the Irish Aviation Authority.
Air traffic controllers managed fewer than half a million journeys in total, a drop of 58 percent from 2019.
Trans-Atlantic trips were down over half, while commercial flights out of Dublin airport dropped by 64 percent.
Ireland s been hit disproportionately by the slow down, largely because of the fall in trans-Atlantic travel.
2020 Irish and trans-Atlantic Air Traffic – Return to 1980’s Levels. For more on this, visit https://t.co/2XIDiFs2Fb#aviationpic.twitter.com/Ta1swlcm75