Up to 330,000 passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport this June Bank Holiday weekend.

Passenger figures are up 14 per-cent on this time last year - and the airport is warning it will be extremely busy over the next four days.

Almost 6.8 million passengers have used the airport in the first four months of the year, an increase of 17 per-cent over the same period last year.

Almost 2,300 flights will arrive and depart this June Bank Holiday, which is expected to be the busiest weekend of the year so far, with many people travelling to sunnier climes.

Siobhán O'Donnell from the Dublin Airport Authority says things are looking up for the tourism sector;