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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Feb 1991

Vol. 405 No. 6

Written Answers. - Transatlantic Services.

Ivan Yates

Ceist:

211 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the capacity of scheduled air services for passengers between North America and Ireland for (a) Aer Lingus and (b) the accumulated total of other carriers, in (1) each of the past five years and (2) the current position.

The information requested by the Deputy, as provided by Aer Lingus and Aer Rianta, is set out in the following table:

Capacity on Scheduled Air Services between Ireland and North America

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991*

Aer Lingus

442,500

468,800

506,500

597,000

613,700

522,000

Other

345,500

236,200

259,500

140,000

83,300

61,000

Total

788,000

705,000

766,000

737,000

697,000

583,000

*These figures are projections which take account of the effects of the Gulf crisis and will change in response to market developments.
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