Irish groups back Cork-Boston flights in targeted offensive on key US politicians

Prominent supporters of the proposed Cork-US flights have launched a targeted offensive on key US politicians in a bid to secure the service.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, Fáilte Ireland chairman Michael Cawley, Cork Chamber head Conor Healy, and Chambers Ireland boss Ian Talbot are among a group of Irish business, civic, tourism, and political leaders who have co-signed a hard-hitting letter sent to the influential Friends of Ireland Caucus last night calling for its support for the service, just days ahead of a final decision being made on the licence.

Their letter sets out the facts of plans by Dublin-based airline Norwegian Air International (NAI) for the transatlantic service, and accuses NAI’s opponents of repeating claims which are “inaccurate, misleading, and simply not true”.