Cork Airport to welcome 62,500 passengers this May bank holiday weekend
The busiest day of the weekend will be Sunday, May 4. File picture
Cork Airport is set to welcome 62,500 passengers this May bank holiday weekend, with Sunday expected to be the busiest day.
The airport confirmed that passenger traffic this bank holiday is expected to be up by 20% compared to the same weekend last year.
With the bank holiday expected to be very busy, airport management is advising all passengers "arrive at the airport at least 90 minutes before their flight and most importantly, to prebook their car parking online."
May will also see Cork Airport witness the reintroduction of a number of additional summer services.
Aer Lingus will resume its twice-weekly service to Dubrovnik, while Ryanair will resume its twice-weekly service to Alghero (Sardinia). TUI will also restart its weekly services to Reus, Lanzarote, and Palma de Mallorca.
Three new summer routes will also start in May, with TUI’s new service to Corfu starting on May 9.
Aer Lingus’ new service to Bordeaux will start on May 15, and SunExpress' new service to Izmir will commence on May 31.
Niall MacCarthy, managing director at Cork Airport said: “As the May bank holiday weekend approaches, summer is now in full swing at Cork Airport. It’s great to see our airport growing strongly and passengers throughout the south of Ireland choosing to use Ireland’s fastest-growing airport."
Meanwhile, Taoiseach Micheál Martin will visit Cork Airport this Friday to launch the airport’s €200m Capital Development Plan.
The new plan, which will deal with the future growth and expansion of Cork Airport, will be the most significant investment by DAA in the airport in over 20 years.
