Debt strategy key to Cork Airport’s viability

As part of my job meetings with executives in a variety of companies take place every week. More of those in recent months have been in the Munster region and one topic that comes up like a regular drum beat is Cork Airport.

The common denominator in these conversations is frustration with the perceived lack of activity at a gateway which is an important enabler of economic activity. Having Cork Airport humming would be a positive factor in the ongoing recovery of the southern economy and especially that of Cork City.

A debate about the airport’s optimal future can quickly descend into a general slagging off of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) which owns the Cork facility. That tendency has been amplified since the separation of Shannon Airport which has been followed by a slew of new route announcements.