Ryanair has announced seven new routes from Cork Airport, and plans to base a third aircraft there in preparation for the summer schedule.
From this summer, it will be possible to fly with Ryanair from Cork to: Pisa, Italy; Alghero, Sardinia; Valencia, Spain; Venice, Italy; Manchester, UK, Birmingham, UK and Edinburgh, UK.
Today’s announcement brings to 25, the number of destinations that will be served by Ryanair this summer at Cork Airport.
In welcoming the announcement, Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport said:
I am delighted with today’s announcement by Ryanair that a third aircraft will be based at Cork Airport for the upcoming summer season...Research tells us that there is huge pent-up demand for travel after the pandemic. People really appreciate good friendly customer service and uncrowded, pleasant indoor spaces which they will find at Cork Airport. It has been a long wait, but we know that the travelling public across the South of Ireland will support these routes strongly
Cork Airport says it expects a 750% increase in passenger traffic in 2022 compared to 2021, with two million passengers expected to pass through the terminal this year.
Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair DAC said: “Following Ryanair’s announcement at Dublin Airport last month, where Ryanair launched its largest ever Summer schedule from Dublin, we’re delighted to now announce our largest ever Summer schedule from Cork, together with the news of an additional 3rd based aircraft for Summer 2022, representing a further $100m investment for Cork Airport."
In celebration of today’s announcement, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares from just €19.99 for travel until October’22, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 19th February.
We found out earlier this month that planning permission was granted for an extension of the runway at Waterford Airport. More here.
