Ryanair casts doubt on Cork Airport base reopening this year

Airline says it can’t commit to return this year pending the outcome of commercial talks

Ryanair has told staff it can’t confirm yet if the base in Cork Airport will open this winter season - and that means before March 2022.

A cloud of doubt hangs over the reopening of Ryanair’s base at Cork Airport this year, the airline has told its staff.

In a memo to pilots and cabin crew of its Cork base, which closed temporarily last October, the airline’s ‘people director’, Darrell Hughes, said they can’t confirm yet if the base will open this winter season - and that means before March 2022.