Cork Airport boss 'confident' about securing more transatlantic routes in the coming years

Cork airport predicted it would fully recover its pre-pandemic traffic this year, two years ahead of schedule.

Ryanair operates 23 routes out of Cork Airport and carries 2.3m passengers a year. 

Cork Airport managing director Niall McCarthy said he is confident there will be enough demand in the coming years for airlines to operate more transatlantic flights out of the county.

Mr McCarthy said he is not seeing cost-of-living pressure dampening outbound demand and said “there’s a clear market in Cork” for an increase in routes across the globe.