US claims over Cork to Boston route false, says mayor

Irish aviation, political, and business leaders have branded as “false and misleading” claims made by four US congressmen who have introduced legislation designed to block the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

Mayor of Cork County John Paul O’Shea said the details in their proposed bill and their references to Irish labour laws are “inaccurate and insulting to the people of Cork and Ireland”.

“The US Department of Transportation [DoT] has already stated that there is no legal impediment to the granting of a foreign carrier permit,” Mr O’Shea said.