€160m airport terminal opening hit by new delays

THE scheduled opening date for the €160 million debt-ridden new terminal at Cork Airport has been put on hold.

Yesterday, Cork Airport Authority (CAA) said delays in the final stages of construction meant that planned on-site testing of the new facility and training of staff had been put back.

The opening of the new facility, which has aroused heated debate between the airport’s authorities and the Government on the issue of the terminal’s 160m debt, will consequently be delayed.