Airlines blame World Cup for cancelled flights

THE World Cup was blamed last night for a decision to axe dozens of flights between Cork and airports in London.

Easyjet and Ryanair both confirmed significant reductions in their flights out of Cork over the coming weeks.

Easyjet, which operates one route between Cork and Gatwick, said a surge in demand from football fans across Europe for extra seats on flights to Germany contributed to their decision to pull a number of flights out of Cork this month.