Airport bosses defend new terminal

BOSSES at Cork Airport defended their controversial new €160 million terminal building yesterday following criticism from airport operators that the old building had better facilities and is more user-friendly.

The Airport Operators Committee (AOC), which represents airlines and airport staff, wrote to Cork airport’s manager Pat Keohane to raise serious concerns about the new building - one of the largest infrastructural projects in the country.

The letter was sent last November following a tour of the under-construction building by AOC members including officials from Aer Lingus, Aer Arann, ServisAir, as well as board members from Dublin and Cork airports. Details only emerged yesterday.