Kerry Airport hopes for many flights to restart this summer but sees long route to recovery

Airport said it was hoping to resume many flights to the UK and the rest of Europe this summer after Ryanair took over the Dublin-Kerry route following the collapse of Stobart Air

Ryanair last month said it would step in after the collapse of Stobart Air threatened the future of the Kerry-Dublin route operated for Aer Lingus as a public service obligation route with aid from the Government. File picture

Kerry Airport said it was hoping to resume many flights from the airport to the UK and the rest of Europe this summer after Ryanair took over the Dublin-Kerry route following the collapse of Stobart Air. 

It comes as the airport unveiled 2020 financial results that showed the fallout from the the Covid-19 crisis, with turnover sliding to €3.4m from €8.6m in 2019.