Transatlantic flights go-ahead - Cork Airport can soar if set free from DAA

THE decision by the US Department of Transportation to grant a permit to Norwegian Air International to operate a transatlantic Cork-Boston service is the most welcome news that Cork Airport has received in years.

It is a major achievement by local management, in view of the fact that expansion of services continue to be hampered by a €128 million debt and by the control still exercised over its activities by the Dublin Airport Authority.

The country’s second largest airport has seen improving fortunes over the past two years and the go-ahead for trans-atlantic flights will provide a further boost.