Cork Airport marks terminal’s 10th year

Cork Airport marked the 10th birthday of its terminal yesterday with a renewed commitment to break the impasse threatening the launch of low-cost transatlantic flights from Cork.

MEP Deirdre Clune met airport bosses to discuss the continuing saga over the stalled decision by US authorities on a licence for Norwegian Airlines’ Irish subsidiary NAI to operate a Cork to Boston service this year, and a Cork New York service next year.

The launch of such services, which are facing bitter opposition from unions on both sides of the Atlantic who are critical of Norwegian’s employment practices, could transform the airport’s fortunes.