Cork could miss out on pandemic recovery due to airport closure 

Ryanair closed its two-aircraft base at Cork late last year but currently operates 12 flights to and from Cork from other bases in Europe

Ryanair closed its two-aircraft base at Cork late last year but currently operates 12 flights to and from Cork from other bases in Europe.

Cork could miss out on the post-pandemic recovery which the rest of Europe will experience, due to the planned closure of the city's airport for essential runway works, Ryanair has claimed.

The airline's chief executive Eddie Wilson said a decision to reopen his airline's Cork base has been impacted by the need for a recovery package and by the planned airport closure for a 10-week period from September 13 to facilitate a €40m overhaul of its main runway.