Cork Airport has officially launched its 2024 Summer Schedule, featuring 2.4 million seats across 48 routes, operated by eight airlines. The summer schedule, which will come into effect on Sunday, 31st of March was launched by Angela Walsh, President of the Irish Travel Agents Association at an event in Cork city on Thursday.
This summer, Ryanair will commence services to three new destinations – Brussels Charleroi, Rhodes, and Zadar. With strong demand for a direct service to Greece, it is expected that this new service will prove to be popular with passengers from across the South of Ireland. The service to Rhodes commences on Saturday, 1st of June and will operate twice weekly (Wednesday, and Saturday). Zadar, located on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast provides even more choice for a summer getaway this year. The service to Zadar commences on Monday, 3rd of June and will also operate twice weekly (Monday, and Friday). A new, direct connection with Brussels Charleroi will commence on Sunday,31st of March and further enhances links with the wider Benelux region. The three-times weekly service (Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday) will also stand to benefit inbound tourism, providing direct air access to the scenic South of Ireland for Belgian holidaymakers. In total, Ryanair will operate 32 routes from Cork Airport to destinations across the UK, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Poland, and Greece this summer.
Following the success of their winter service to Tenerife, Aer Lingus will extend the operation of the service to the popular Canary Islands throughout the summer season. Aer Lingus will operate services to the ever-popular sun destinations of Malaga, Faro, Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, and Dubrovnik while also maintaining key European hub connectivity to Amsterdam Schiphol and London-Heathrow, with a four-times-daily service to the English capital. Aer Lingus Regional will continue to operate the popular six-times weekly service to Bristol. In total, Aer Lingus will operate nine services from Cork Airport this summer season.
Commenting at the launch event in Cork on Thursday evening, the Managing Director at Cork Airport, Niall MacCarthy added: “Airports can be stressful and impersonal places. That differs in Cork. Our team at Cork Airport always aim to make your journey fun and hassle-free, in a clean, efficient, and friendly environment. Come and fly Cork this summer and experience our passenger journey for yourself.”
With record passenger numbers expected at Cork Airport this summer, passengers are encouraged to book car parking in advance to secure the best value rates. Cork Airport is known for its fast, friendly, and efficient security screening process and this summer, passengers are advised to arrive at the airport 90 minutes before their flight is due to depart.
