Decision to drop Dublin Cork flights will hit tourism

TOURISM chiefs in West Cork have expressed concern that German holidaymakers may be hindered in visiting the region when Aer Lingus pulls the plug on its Dublin-Cork route next October.

Vivian O’Callaghan jnr, chairman of West Cork Tourism, said visitors from the Frankfurt region will lose their connection to Cork when the flight terminates in Dublin.

“It can only have an effect because you would be dealing with two different carriers then which makes it more complicated. At least three of the daily flights from Dublin formed the last leg of what could effectively be seen as direct flights from Frankfurt to Cork and Paris to Cork with a touchdown in Dublin,” Mr O’Callaghan said.