Ryanair grounds flights at Cork Airport for four-weeks

Shannon and Cork closures could have been averted, but Minister Ryan didn't engage on the issue says Ryanair CEO

Mr Wilson said he found it “extraordinary” that Transport Minister Eamon Ryan had not contacted Ryanair since its last appearance before the committee on October 7. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Demand for airline bookings is “so weak” that Ryanair is cancelling all flights from Cork Airport for a four week period from mid-November to mid-December, while Aer Lingus is to reduce frequency on the Cork/London Heathrow route.

The news came as “a further body blow” to the Irish aviation industry and to Cork and the South of Ireland in particular, Cork Airport Managing Director Niall MacCarthy said.