Cork Airport Goes Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Over 26,000 passengers are expected to travel through Cork Airport over the course of the extended St. Patrick’s Holiday, with over 5,000 passengers anticipated on Sunday, 20th March alone. This month saw the lifting of the last remaining travel restrictions on entering Ireland. With the addition of an extra bank holiday and the return of horse racing enthusiasts travelling to and from the Cheltenham Festival, Cork Airport will experience its busiest St. Patrick’s Holiday in three years. On Wednesday next, as passengers arrive in advance of the national holiday, Cork Airport will host a special performance of traditional Irish music by Newcestown Comhaltas in the Arrivals Hall.
The bumper St. Patrick’s Holiday passenger forecast is a strong start to what promises to be a busy number of weeks at Ireland’s second-busiest airport. With the commencement of the 2022 Summer Schedule on 27th March, there will be a total of 41 routes from Cork Airport on offer this summer. European hub connectivity will be bolstered with the return of the Air France six-times weekly service to Paris Charles de Gaulle, also commencing on 27th March. Cork Airport is forecasting 2.1 million passengers this year.
Commenting on this busy period and the forecast for the year ahead, the Cork Airport Managing Director, Niall MacCarthy said, “St. Patrick’s Weekend and particularly, the Easter Bank Holiday weekend which follows, traditionally kicks off the busy aviation summer period. After two long years of COVID-19, people want to get travelling and Cork Airport staff are ready and waiting with our famous ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’ for passengers.”
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