Airport must no longer be at mercy of weather

A PHASED opening of the new terminal at Cork Airport is imminent and it is only right that the occasion should be marked with some goodwill from all who care about this essential facility.

Still, the job there is only half done. Cork trails behind Dublin and Shannon in terms of infrastructure and it is urgent not to let the Government and politicians off the hook just because the new terminal will be operational shortly.

A critical part of the job remaining to be done is the installation of an instrument landing system that will allow arrivals in low visibility of less than 300m, bearing in mind Cork airport’s long record of bad weather.