Multinationals would pay more for Cork-New York flights

Multinational companies based in the Cork region say they would be willing to pay more to fly direct to New York rather than having to travel from either Shannon or Dublin.

A study carried out by Cork- based corporate travel agency, TravelAgent.ie found not only are most multinationals in favour of transatlantic flights, but more than 75% of them would willingly pay at least €100 on top of the regular air fare for the luxury.

When asked how likely they would be to use the service, if an airline offered a non-stop, all-year- round return route from Cork to New York, more than 62% of multinational respondents said they would use the service.