The number of passengers leaving Ireland to go abroad has rocketed in recent weeks.
Compared to July, the number of passengers getting away has increased by 115% compared to June.
The stats of those looking to get away after lockdown speak for themselves.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show 428,600 people departed from Ireland last month, while 380,700 passengers arrived, an 138% increase on the previous month.
Compared to July 2020, departure numbers have increased considerably, rising from 227,300 in July last year to 275,400 in the same month of 2021.
However, despite the increase overseas travel remains far below pre-pandemic levels.
In July 2019, almost 2.2 million left Ireland while over 2.2 million people arrived here the same month.
Last month, the majority of arrivals came by air (85.8 per cent) and similar levels were noted among departures (89.6 per cent).
Transatlantic routes, including the United States, made up just 7 per cent of arrivals and 4.3 per cent of departures, while continental routes (Europe) were the busiest, representing 57.2 per cent of arrivals and 67 per cent of departures. Cross-channel routes (UK) were next busiest, accounting for 32.3 per cent of arrivals and 25.8 per cent of departures.
From January to July, 919,800 people arrived in the State while just over 1 million people departed, compared to 3.4 million for both arrivals and departures during the same period of 2020.
The CSO figures come as a survey by Finder’s Travel Index found 33% of Irish adults plan to travel in the next three months.