50,000 passengers to pass through Cork Airport this weekend

MORE than 50,000 passengers are expected to pass through Cork Airport this May bank holiday weekend.

As the first month of the summer travel season, passengers will be jetting off on weekend breaks to cities across Britain — with thousands of others taking the opportunity to jet off to sunnier seasides across southern Europe.

This weekend is also expected to be busy, due to an influx of inbound visitors to the southern parts of Ireland.

Both Aer Lingus and Ryanair will be increasing their services at Cork Airport for the busy summer period.

This week will see the resumption of the Aer Lingus twice-weekly service to Dubrovnik and three-times-weekly service to Palma de Mallorca.

Ryanair will be increasing its frequencies on services to mainland Europe, including routes to Alicante, Poznan, and Valencia. Lufthansa will increase frequencies on its route to Frankfurt.

These offerings will operate throughout the high-season of travel through to the beginning of September.

Passengers intending to travel this weekend are advised to arrive at least 90 minutes before their flight is due to depart, along with pre-booking car parking in advance.

Cork Airport communications manager Barry Holland said: “As the May bank holiday weekend beckons, it’s easy to see that summer is just around the corner.

“For passengers intending to travel over the summer months, I’d strongly recommended to pre-book car parking online where the best value and rates can be found across all three car parks.”

Cork Airport said recently that its summer schedule will feature 2.4m seats across 48 routes, operated by eight airlines.