Aer Lingus announce a new route to Jersey for summer '08, 31/10/07

Today Aer Lingus announced a new route from Cork to Jersey, to commence on May 20th next. The route will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The flight departs Cork on both days at 1400 and arrives in Jersey at 1505. The return leg departs at 1540 and arrives in Cork at 1650. To facilitate this new route, two Cork to Birmingham services per week have been dropped from Air Lingus' schedule.C-S

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Air Southwest launch Plymouth service for 2008, 31/10/07

Yesterday, Air Southwest announced it is to start serving Plymouth from Cork commencing April 2008. The new route will operate for the summer season, four days per week. Due to the success of the airlines route from Newquay to Cork, it will recommence next April and increase in frequency from three days per week to six days per week and operate year round.

Cork Airport Marketing Manager, Kevin Cullinane remarked:
 “We are delighted that Air Southwest plans to add Plymouth to its existing Newquay service and, indeed, that the airline plans to expand its Newquay service from three days per week to a year round six days per week service from April 2008. This increased business strengthens our connectivity into the south of England and opens up further business and tourism links between our respective southern gateways”.  C-S

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Ryanair launch two new routes from Cork for winter '07/'08, 22/09/07

On Wednesday Ryanair confirmed that it is to start two new routes from its Cork base to Glasgow, Prestwick Airport and East Midlands Airport. The routes are scheduled to start on December 13th next; Prestwick will operate daily and East Midlands will operate five times per week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. These two new routes bring to six the total number of destinations served from Cork by Ryanair who already fly to Dublin, Stansted, Gatwick and Liverpool.
Ryanair claims that this new route will support 1,000 local jobs and generate €150m in visitor spending.
Both routes will be operated by aircraft based in Prestwick and East Midlands respectively.

Kevin Culllinane, Marketing Manager for Cork Airport remarked on the announcement:
“Ryanair’s announcement is fantastic news for our region. Cork is an important business centre and an ideal city break destination and we remain committed to expanding our route network for the benefit of all our customers.  We very much look forward to welcoming many new visitors from the Glasgow area and from the East Midlands areas of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby”

According to official Cork Airport figures to the end of July: Cork Airport’s passenger figures continue to increase steadily, with over 2.3 million passengers travelling into and out of Cork Airport so far this year, an increase of 5.6% on the first seven months of 2006. Cork Airport currently offers passengers a total of 36 scheduled destinations with nine airlines and a further 24 charter destinations to European sun spots. C-S

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Sky Europe launch new route, 18/07/07

Slovak low cost carrier, Sky Europe, today announced a new route between Bratislava and Cork for winter 2007. Bratislava is a city on the western fringes of Slovakia and borders Austria and it's capital Vienna. Sky Europe currently has a fleet of Boeing 737-300/500's and currently has ten Boeing 737-700's from a total of 32 on order. The service will operate three times per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The service begins on Tuesday October 30th next and departs Bratislava 0940, arrives Cork 1150. Departs Cork 1220 arrives Bratislava 1620. C-S

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Irish Coast Guard Exercise, 15/05/07

The Irish Coast Guard will hold a search and rescue exercise at Bantry Harbour on Sunday 27th May commencing at 3pm. In 2006 it was held at Youghal with Rescue 117, EI-SAR, the Coast Guard Sikorsky S-61N. With the event being held in Bantry this year there is a likelihood that the "new" S-61N, EI-GCE, with a new Coast Guard livery will take part. C-S

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Aer Lingus reshuffle, winter 2007/8, 15/05/07

Aer Lingus have announced a reshuffle of their destinations served from Cork for winter 2007. From October 28th next the routes to Alicante, Faro and Nice will be dropped and replaced by Lanzarote, Munich and Tenerife. Lanzarote will operate on Tuesday and Saturday, commencing on October 30th. Munich will operate on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, commencing October 29th. Tenerife will be a single weekly flight on Thursday, commencing November 1st. C-S

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Aer Lingus and Central Wings reduce services to Cork, 04/05/07

From the 2nd of June, Aer Lingus will pull their service to Manchester from Cork. The service operates on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The route has only been operated by Aer Lingus since the start of the summer season. Coinciding with their exit from the Cork - Manchester route, Aer Lingus will add a second flight from Dublin to Manchester on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Further bad news for Cork Airport was announced recently by Central Wings, the Polish carrier. From Thursday, May 17th, the morning flights to Wroclaw and Warsaw will be discontinued. This will reduce the Central Wings service on the routes to twice weekly. C-S

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Air Southwest to fly Newquay to Cork from May, 20/02/07

Air Southwest today announced a new route between Newquay Cornwall Airport and Cork.
 
Flights will commence from May 4th and tickets are on sale now. They will operate three days a week on Monday, Friday and Sunday throughout May, with a Wednesday flight being introduced from June. Flights leave Newquay at 1120am and arrive in Cork at 1210pm, giving a flight time of less than an hour. Flights leave Cork at 1255 and arrive in Newquay at 1345.
 
Air southwest operates a fleet of De Havilland (Canada) Dash 8's. (DHC-8-311)
Tickets start at about €40 (or £27 STG). C-S

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Cork Airport debt issue almost settled, 19/02/07:

An ultimate resolution to the debt issue in Cork Airport is, it seems, finally being agreed upon.
The Airport had been saddled with a €220 million debt after Martin Cullen, the minister for transport went back on Minister Séamus Brennan's commitment in 2003 that the Cork Airport Authority (CAA) would start off debt free and all debt would be absorbed into the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).
The issue of who would pay the cost of Cork's new Terminal, Multi-storey car park and improved road network had been dragging on for over a year.

But, it seems with elections looming, the government has ordered the Dublin Airport Authority to pay €120 million of the debt, leaving the CAA to clear the remaining €100 million. The airport has begun redesigning its business plan to eradicate this debt.

This is still not a satisfactory resolution in the eyes of many after Séamus Brennan's original pledge for a debt free Cork Airport Authority, and it is perceived that the move is designed to soften the blow coming up to the elections. C-S

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Air Via Bulgaria commence Cork to Bourgas May '07, 08/02/07:

Air Via, a Bulgarian charter airline based in Sofia, will initiate holiday flights from Cork on May 14th. The will operate from Bourgas to Cork on Mondays, arriving and departing Cork at 1910 and 2000 respectively. The airline will be using Airbus A320 aircraft on the route. C-S

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Cork Airport set to receive new Air Traffic Control Facility, 05/02/07:

Planning permission is being sought for a new Air Traffic Control facility at Cork Airport. The proposed site is believed to be north-west of runway 17/35 in a site separate from all other airport buildings.

Expressions of interest have been invited from suitably qualified contractors who wish to be considered for inclusion in a panel from which tenderers will be invited for the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Tower and associated offices at Cork Airport.

The works include the construction of a 430 Sqm single storey office building with concrete support spine / shaft to support a 71 Sqm octagonal shaped Control CAB; The spine / shaft incorporates a stair and lift shaft; Steel and Concrete Frame to Control CAB with sloped glazing to perimeter; Single Storey structure envelope finished with curtain walling / metal rain screen or terracotta panels. Mechanical, Electrical and Lift services Installations Office building includes plant areas, equipment room; office space; meeting / training room and staff canteen; Faraday Cage; Associated Site Development Works. The overall height of the Tower will be approximately 19 meters above existing ground level to the highest point of the CAB roof. C-S
Compliments to Mr. Kevin Cullinane for some details.

More information will be displayed when known.

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Cork Airport reaches 3million, 01/01/07:

Yesterday, 31st of December 2006, at the last moment, Cork Airport welcomed its three millionth passenger in a year!
The woman, Evelyn Slyne and her baby were passengers arriving on an Aer Arann flight from Dublin; she was presented with a commemorative piece of cut crystal and a €1000 travel voucher to use on any of the routes out of Cork Airprot.
Cork Airport only passed the two million passenger mark five years ago.  
Speaking at the celebrations yesterday, Kevin Cullinane the marketing manager, hinted towards a number of route expansions for 2007 that he hopes will help to break this milestone in the coming year. C-S

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