41,000 set to fly to Cork for bank holiday weekend

Ed Sheeran plays in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Friday night, while Munster face Cardiff at Musgrave Park in the United Rugby Championship, and Cork City play Longford Town at nearby Turners Cross.

The half moon shining bright in the afternoon sky as a Ryanair flight makes its approach to Cork Airport. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Cork Airport says predicted passenger figures for the May bank holiday weekend are a strong indicator the summer season has officially begun.

Ireland’s second-busiest airport is expecting to welcome more than 41,000 travellers over the weekend, indicating an 82% recovery on the same period in 2019, before the pandemic struck.