Irish Examiner view: Regional tourism set to take flight

Ryanair has committed to restoring traffic to pre-pandemic levels for summer 2022 at Cork, Shannon, Knock, and Kerry airports

Twenty routes winter and summer out of Cork Airport were announced by Eddie Wilson, CEO Ryanair. Picture: Dan Linehan

Many people in the southern region may have been bemused at the decision of management at Cork Airport to shut down the facility for 10 weeks just as Covid restrictions are easing.

In fact, not only was it essential to allow repairs of the main runway but it is sensible to do them now in order to be fully functional in the run-up to Christmas.