Blow for Cork Airport as airline plans to axe Gatwick service

Cork Airport has received a further blow to its international connectivity as Aer Lingus plans to axe a twice-daily service to Gatwick.

The announcement came yesterday, just 24 hours after Irish Tenors’ star Finbar Wright said the lack of access was costing the southern region millions of euro in lost tourism revenue.

Cork Chamber chief executive Conor Healy said he was “very disappointed” at the airline’s decision to close the service next month.