Cork Airport expecting 300k more passengers than predicted as Ryanair expands operations

Ryanair has marked 35 years of operations in Cork by announcing its largest-ever winter schedule from the airport

The European low-cost carrier commenced operations in June 1987. Since then, Ryanair has grown to become the largest operator at Ireland’s second busiest airport

Cork Airport has revised its post-Covid passenger recovery figures upwards as Ryanair announced its largest-ever winter schedule from the airport. 

On the back of surging leisure travel demand, airport chiefs said they now expect to handle 2.1m passengers by the end this year - up from earlier forecasts of 1.8m.