Cork Airport has added eight new routes to its schedule for the summer, with new services to Croatia, France, Italy, Hungary and Poland.
Both Aer Lingus and Ryanair are bringing new services to the airport, with Aer Lingus adding a twice-weekly route to Dubrovnik, Croatia, from May 4th to September 28th and two flights a week between Cork and Nice between April 17th to October 23rd.
And Ryanair is adding new routes this summer, running a twice-weekly service between Cork and Naples, Italy, from June 2nd to August 28th, and year-round routes to Poznan, Budapest and Malta beginning this week.
The airline will also run its service between Cork and Luton Airport daily throughout the summer schedule.
The new routes bring to 52 the number on offer from the airport over the year, covering the UK, Europe, and the east coast of the US.
"We are delighted to see our two biggest airline partners, Aer Lingus and Ryanair, expand their route network from Cork Airport this summer. The new routes are among the top requested destinations from our passengers," Cork Airport managing director Niall MacCarthy said. "Their addition to Cork Airport's 2019 summer schedule gives holidaymakers choosing to fly from the south of Ireland even greater destination choice this holiday season."
Other routes
Also on the summer schedule is a three-times-weekly service to Boston Providence with Norwegian, flights to Bordeaux, Carcassonne and Milan-Bergamo with Ryanair, services with Aer Lingus and Air France to Paris and a scheduled service to Verona by Volotea.
Both Aer Lingus and Ryanair serve Faro, Portugal; while holidaymakers can experience the delights of Spain with Aer Lingus and Ryanair serving Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca.
Iberia Express will operate a twice-weekly service to Madrid from June 1st, with Ryanair and Aer Lingus operating numerous routes to Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands. Swiss will begin flights to Zurich from April 17th.
“There are a number of long-haul options also available through Cork Airport, with daily flights to Europe’s best-connected mega hubs,” said Mr MacCarthy.
More than 2.6 million passengers are expected to travel through the airport this year, an 8 per cent rise on 2018 figures.
