Cork Airport celebrates new Swiss route and award

Cork Airport is celebrating on the double after landing a new route and an EU award for a campaign to secure its first transatlantic service.

Champagne corks popped yesterday following confirmation from Swiss International Air that it will launch a service between Cork and the Swiss city of Zurich next summer.

However, the champagne is still on ice as the airport continues to pursue the foreign carrier permit for Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) proposed Cork-Boston service.