New routes announced as Cork Airport launches 2025 summer schedule 

New routes this summer will be operated by Aer Lingus, TUI and SunExpress

Ryanair will operate a total of 33 routes from Cork Airport this summer, including additional frequencies on 14 routes.

Cork Airport has released its summer schedule for 2025 with several new routes being operated by Aer Lingus, TUI and SunExpress. 

Launched by incoming President of the Irish Travel Agents Association, Tom Randles, this year's summer schedule will include routes from Aer Lingus to Bilbao and Bordeux, a new Greek island service to Corfu by TUI, and a new service to Izmir from SunExpress, which is the airport's first scheduled connection to Turkey,

With the new service to Bilbao starting later this week, Aer Lingus will begin their Cork/Bordeaux service on May 15. TUI will start its Corfu service on May 9, while SunExpress will begin flying to Izmir from Cork for the first time on May 31.

Ryanair will operate a total of 33 routes from Cork Airport this summer, including additional frequencies on 14 routes. Among these routes are Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga, Seville and Valencia. 

In total, Ryanair’s passenger traffic this summer is expected to grow by an estimated 21% compared with last summer.

Meanwhile, Aer Lingus/Aer Lingus Regional will operate 11 services from Cork Airport this summer season.

“People from Galway across to Wicklow and everywhere in between are looking for alternative travel options and an easier travel experience. We are working to constantly build and expand our choice of routes from Cork," said Head of Aviation Business Development & Communications, Tara Finn.

"We are already working for even more choice for summer 2026.”

Niall MacCarthy, managing director at Cork Airport said: "We’re proud to be Ireland’s fastest-growing airport. Whilst we are well-known in Munster, we are increasingly seeing passengers from south Leinster and the midlands, discovering Cork Airport."

Along with their services to Palma de Mallorca, Lanzarote and Reus, TUI will operate their new weekly service to the Greek island of Corfu, starting on May 9. 

A new airline livery will also be visible for the first time this summer with SunExpress joining the portfolio of airlines operating at Cork Airport.