State entitled to refuse Malaysian students entry to Ireland for online course, court rules

The State was entitled to refuse two Malaysian students permission to land in Ireland to study online courses here, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Chain Wen Wei and Tang Ting Ting arrived at Cork Airport in December 2020, during a “Level 3” lockdown, to take up an English language course that moved online due … Read more

Cork Airport offers more services ahead of summer

During the summer, Cork Airport will offer more services with the addition of a new route to Seville, Spain, and more flights to the UK’s East Midlands. Ryanair will run the new Seville service, with flights on Mondays and Thursdays every two weeks. The capital of Andalusia is the tenth Spanish location reached from Cork. … Read more

Cork Airport welcomed 2.24 million passengers last year

2.24 million travellers used Cork Airport last year, an increase of 86% over 2019 and a 768% increase over 2021 traffic. 45 scheduled routes operated last year across 8 airlines along with additional charters and destinations. The airport claimed that, in addition to its successful runway reconstruction, which was finished in November 2021, it delivered “exceptional” … Read more

Air passenger figures 11 times higher than 2021 and below 2019 levels

Over 4.7 million passengers passed through the State’s five main airports in the first three months of 2022, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The figure was 11 times that of the same period last year, however, remained 21 percent below the first three months of 2020, prior to the outbreak … Read more

Cork Airport reopens after 10 weeks closure for runway reconstruction

Cork Airport has been reopened following a 10-week closure for runway reconstruction. Taoiseach Micheál Martin officially opened the newly reconstructed main runway at a ceremony at the airport on Saturday. The airport was fully closed to reconstruct the main runway and it would have taken up to 12 months if the closure was partial. The … Read more

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announces new services from Cork to Amsterdam

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced extra two services to Amsterdam from Cork Airport. Currently they already operate an up and down service between the two airports, which will be doubled from November 23, 2021. From the date a new early morning flight will service from Cork to Amsterdam as well as a return flight … Read more