PASSENGER numbers are plunging, Europe’s biggest airline say it’s too expensive to operate there and local businessmen are complaining that the place is empty.

RYANAIR said Cork Airport is one of the most expensive airports of its kind in Europe and it has no plans for expansion there.

CORK Airport has moved a step closer to securing transatlantic flights at the airport.

THE independence of Cork Airport is unlikely to be realised any time soon despite strong arguments that it is vital for its survival.

THE board at Cork Airport has had a turbulent few years battling against resignations and controversy.

ONE of the services important to an island economy is easy, frequent and value-for-money access to all its markets.

A GROUP of Belgian teenagers stranded at Dublin Airport have had to sleep at the airport after being priced out of rooms at a hostel.

IRELAND’S struggling tourism industry looks set to remain in the doldrums in 2010 as new figures show the number of overseas visitors here in January plummeted by 26%.

AER LINGUS will fly medical personnel and much needed aid to the survivors of the earthquake.

RYANAIR plans to increase fares and is also prepared to consider offers for its Aer Lingus stake as it attempts to restructure its finances.

RYANAIR has been accused of profiteering as it was confirmed that the airline has been charging its passengers more than 50% above the official rate for a wheelchair levy that must be paid by all air travellers.

SIPTU members working for the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have put forward proposals which could allow the authority to at least partly realise its aim of introducing €40 million in cost savings.

PASSENGER volume at Cork Airport is likely to be the same at the end of this year as it was in 2005, before the new terminal opened.

I WISH to correct the numerous misleading claims made by the Paul O’Kane of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in his letter (November 17) regarding the DAA and its white elephant, €1.3bn Terminal Two (T2).

DUBLIN Airport Authority has advertised for the supply of up to €2 million worth of full body scanners to the main terminal in Dublin Airport.

WHEN is a lucky charm not a lucky charm?

STAFF at the country’s three main airports are to suffer pay cuts of up to 12% as the Dublin Airport Authority tries to reduce its payroll costs by €38 million per year.

RYANAIR said it will pull more routes from the country’s larger airports and relocate to smaller bases such as Kerry and Knock.

MORE wintry showers are predicted for large parts of Ireland today after heavy frost caused major disruption on roads across the country yesterday.

MORE wintry showers are predicted for large parts of Ireland today after heavy frost caused major disruption on roads across the country yesterday.