Survey shows business demand for transatlantic services from Cork

Respondents said that they wanted flight connections between Cork and New York the most

Roy O’Driscoll, Deputy Managing Director of Cork Airport; Ashley Amato, Public Affairs & Communications Executive at Cork Chamber; Niall McCarthy, Managing Director of Cork Airport, Conor Healy, CEO at Cork Chamber; and Tara Finn, Head of Aviation and Business Development in Cork Airport. Picture: Darragh Kane

There have been renewed calls for the re-introduction of transatlantic air services from Cork with a new survey showing 75% of long-haul business travellers flying out of the airport are destined for North America.

A survey conducted by Cork Chamber found 86% of businesses said direct air access to and from Cork Airport is very important for overseas colleagues. They said that the Americas was the final destination for 75% of all long-haul trips taken by companies.