Cork to be first Irish airport to reach pre-pandemic passenger numbers

In what has been its busiest year since the pandemic, Cork Airport has welcomed back 85% of its pre-pandemic traffic

Over 130,000 further arrivals and departures are expected over the Christmas season between now and January 6th.

Cork Airport is set to be the first in Ireland to fully recover passenger traffic to pre-pandemic levels, welcoming over 2.2m people throughout 2022. 

This year's figures fall just slightly behind 2019, which saw 2.6m passengers travel through the airport. In its busiest year since the pandemic, a further 130,000 arrivals and departures are expected over the Christmas season between now and January 6th, 2023.