Airport ready for growth to take off

Cork Airport has strengthened its management team ahead of its launch as a “standalone business unit” in the coming weeks.

The appointments, and plans to hire a head of aviation marketing, have raised hopes that the Cork Airport Authority (CAA), which is still overseen by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), will be able to compete more aggressively for new business and routes.

The senior management changes and proposed new appointments were announced by airport managing director Niall MacCarthy in an internal communication to staff over the weekend.