PASSENGERS TRAVELLING THROUGH Dublin Airport ate a full Irish breakfast every 50 seconds on average, according to figures released by the DAA.

They also quenched their thirst, as the figures show that the airport’s bars sold more than over one million pints of Guinness and almost three million cups of tea and coffee were consumed.

The top-selling crisp sold in the airport this year was Tayto, with more than 550,000 packets sold. There was no shortage of chocolate-lovers either as more than 43 tonnes of Toblerone were sold.

The DAA said today that over 35 million passengers likely passed through Dublin Airport on around 240,000 flights during the year, but final figures won’t be released until the new year.

The most popular passenger names in the year were John and Mary with enough Johns and Marys travelling to fill 1,096 and 603 Boeing 737 planes respectively.

A total of nine million suitcases were checked in, but the most commonly lost item in the airport was also luggage. Sunglasses, mobile phones, sets of keys and laptops were more commonly lost culprits.

Dublin Airport Police responded to a total of 15,500 incidents at the airport, including 3,158 medical incidents. 

Officers also issued 1,931 fixed penalty notices to drivers who dwelled too long at drop-off points.

351 fixed penalty notices were handed out for tailgating out of exits, while 197 vehicles were towed out of car parks due to rogue parking activity.