New terminal misses the mark

RETURNING to Cork Airport this week was a salutary shock. The new terminal may have some impressive architectural elements but one cannot help wondering whether the authorities got it badly wrong.

The old terminal clearly needed to be expanded and modernised. However it had certain virtues that suited it for the era of discount airline travel — in particular, it was not over-elaborate and it had easy access to and from the planes.

The new building provides no shelter for passengers embarking or disembarking in wet weather — and that is not a step forward.