Cork Airport to take advantage of pandemic slowdown to rebuild runway

The work will begin by July and will continue into 2022

With flight numbers reduced because of the pandemic, Cork Airport is bringing forward plans to refurbish its main runway. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork Airport is to take advantage of reduced flight numbers, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, to bring forward plans to refurbish and resurface its main runway next year.

An accelerated tender process has begun in order to have a contractor in place and on-site by next July with the work to be carried out in the following months and into 2022.