Daa urges airlines to move routes from Dublin to Cork Airport

Air charges would drop to near zero for 30 months, say operator

Daa is seeking to grow passenger traffic through Cork Airport to five million over the next 10 years. Picture: Larry Cummins

The daa is to drop airport charges to near zero for airlines willing to move routes from Dublin to Cork in a bid to circumvent a strict cap on passenger numbers.

Airlines will be offered reductions on airport charges over a two-and-a-half-year period if they move an existing route to Cork.