Dublin Airport welcomed 1.48 million passengers through its doors this Christmas.
The figures, obtained by the Irish Times, were collated between December 16th and January 4th.
It marks a 96 per cent return to normal passengers in 2019, which was the last festive period without Covid restrictions.
Dublin Airport's passenger total was 87 per cent ahead of Christmas 2021.
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The figures follows Ryanair’s confirmation that it had a record December.
It flew 11.5 million customers over the course of the month, with Dublin Airport cited as a strong base for the airline.
The DAA, who also run Cork Airport, confirmed it was a strong holiday season for travel.
Passenger numbers at Cork Airport were just 1 per cent off travellers in 2019.
