Cork and Shannon facing a bleak winter

'The focus needs to be placed on implementing a Covid-19 rapid testing system at Irish airports.' Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork and Shannon airports have reiterated calls for the implementation of passenger testing to allow a return of some air passenger travel following the loss of their Ryanair bases.

Both airports are facing into an uncertain winter after Europe's largest airline confirmed it was withdrawing the planes based there until March 2021. Shannon and Cork are now hoping that the adoption and implementation of the EU-wide traffic light system will allow the return of some air traffic.