Airport faces crisis of confidence

LAST weekend more business was lost at Cork airport. The flying programme for last Friday night and Sunday morning was all but wiped out by weather-related diversions to Kerry, Dublin and Shannon airports.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

Cork airport’s navigational aid - ILS CAT2 - was out of action as a result of drainage work near the runway where pipes were said to be sinking underneath the ramp near an aircraft parking area.

The plans of thousands of passengers were thrown into disarray between Friday night and Sunday morning when at least 20 flights were ‘lost’ from the airport.

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