Airports enjoying post-lockdown bounce as Cork prepares to close

Average weekly air traffic now above 50% of pre-pandemic levels

Cork Airport terminal yesterday. Passenger numbers through Cork Airport last month reached 74,000 — almost twice the 40,000 that used the airport last August. The airport will shut on Monday for 10 weeks for runway reconstruction. Picture: Eddie O’Hare

IRISH airports are reporting a steady return of air traffic and passenger numbers since restrictions on non-essential travel were lifted in July.

New traffic figures also show that in recent days, for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, the average weekly air traffic in Ireland reached 50% of 2019 levels.