Irish Examiner view: Welcome aboard! Cork gets ready for take-off

Cork Airport reopens after a 10-week closure to facilitate a complete rebuild of its main runway

The main runway at Cork Airport where the finishing touches are being put in place ahead of reopening for flights on Monday at 0200 hours. Picture: Denis Minihane.

It is always cheering news when a project comes in on time, so well done indeed to Cork Airport management and its designers, builders, and engineers for delivering on their promise to reopen next week.

It has been closed for 10 weeks for repairs since mid-September as part of a €40m investment.