Ryanair says it will not reopen its Cork base until winter 2021 at the earliest

Airline blames the decision to reconstruct the runway this year

Ryanair will continue to fly to Cork with aircraft based at other airports. Picture: Larry Cummins

Ryanair said its base at Cork Airport will remain closed this summer due to the airport's plan to reconstruct its runway.

The airline described the decision as a 'crazy plan' and said its planes based at Cork would not be able to take off early in the morning or land later at night.