Direct air services ‘key’ to foreign investment

NINE out of 10 business in the south-west believe the level of direct air services at Cork Airport is a key factor in attracting foreign direct investment to the region.

A business air travel survey of 342 businesses by Cork Chamber also found that business people in the region requested new routes and better frequencies out of Cork Airport

“The vast majority of these were to European destinations, followed by the introduction of direct services to North America. The most requested city overall was New York, followed by Frankfurt and Brussels,” the report found.