Cork Airport could be ‘passed out’ as Ireland’s second busiest

Cork Airport risks losing its status as Ireland’s second busiest airport following confirmation that more flights are being cut.

The warning came last night from the city’s Deputy Lord Mayor Ken O’Flynn, as Aer Lingus Regional confirmed frequency reductions on its Stobart-Air-operated Cork-to-Newcastle and Cork-to-Glasgow routes this summer.

The Newcastle service is being reduced from four flights a week to two from June 19. The Glasgow service is going from five to four flights a week from June 22. It is understood the reductions will allow the airline to recommence a service from Shannon to Bermingham.