Tourism chief sees huge Cork opportunity from new US air routes

A transatlantic route from Cork will provide crucial opportunities for tourism in the south of the country, the chief executive of Tourism Ireland has said.

Speaking at yesterday’s Cork Chamber of Commerce October Business Breakfast, Niall Gibbons argued that the region must look at introducing more routes from international destinations in order to attract greater numbers of tourists.

Stating that he is “really excited about the prospect of Norwegian Air coming in”, Mr Gibbons added that Tourism Ireland is “delighted to support” the airline in its bid to introduce flights from Cork to Boston in 2017.