Cork Airport wants quarantining scrapped to avoid loss of Ryanair

Cork Airport managing director Niall MacCarthy reiterated that it “strongly welcomed” the Irish Government’s proposal to sign up to the EU common travel framework in mid-October. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Cork Airport bosses have again pleaded with the Government to scrap quarantining in lieu of pre-departure testing as Ryanair threatened to close its operations in Cork and Shannon from October 26.

The airline says it will halt operations in both airports for the winter season unless international travel for passengers is restored with safety measures in place.