Cork Airport announces new route to Turkey for summer 2025

TUI has said it is excited to expand its Summer 2025 programme from Cork Airport with the announcement of its new Cork to Turkey route.

The new route to Dalaman on the south-west coast of Turkey has been described as an excellent opportunity to assess demand for Turkey from Cork.

The first of four-weekly flights will commence on June 23 next year and the last outbound flight will depart from Cork Airport on July 14. The expected flight duration is four hours and 35 minutes.

Known as the Turquoise Coast, the Dalaman area’s shoreline is a chain of coves, bays and long stretches of sand and is also home to a range of popular resorts including Marmaris, Olu Deniz, Fethiye, Icmeler and Sarigerme.

🚨 NEW ROUTE! 🚨

Today, @TUIIreland announced that it will operate a new summer service to Dalaman, Turkey 🇹🇷

✈️ Starting in June 2025, the new service will operate on Mondays as part of a four-week rotation.#LoveTakingOff #NewRoute pic.twitter.com/sg50hajosB

— Cork Airport (@CorkAirport) November 12, 2024

Icmeler and Olu Deniz are much-loved beach resorts with shorelines dotted by bars, restaurants, shops and more, and Sarigerme, an upcoming favourite for many in the Turkish tourism market, is the proud home of a 12-kilometre beach.

Head of Ireland for TUI, Craig Morgan, said: “We are excited to expand our Summer 2025 program from Cork Airport to include direct flights to Dalaman, Turkey.

This new route will open an exciting range of Turkish resorts and unique holiday experiences for holidaymakers from the South of Ireland next summer.

“This announcement showcases TUI’s ongoing commitment to providing Irish holidaymakers with access to a fantastic range of holiday destinations direct from Cork.

“Dalaman is the latest addition to our exciting choice of destinations for Summer 2025, also including Corfu, the Canary Islands and Spain and Portugal.” 

Head of aviation business development and communications at Cork Airport Tara Finn described the new addition of the Dalaman route as “tremendous news”.

“This route is an excellent introduction to assess the demand for Turkey from Cork,” she said.

Should it prove successful and I’m sure it will, I expect a longer programme in 2026. I encourage consumers across Munster to book early to secure their holiday and to book car parking at the same time.

“Cork Airport has fostered a great working relationship with TUI, who provide direct services to some fantastic holiday destinations like Reus, Palma de Mallorca, Lanzarote, and their most recent addition, Corfu. Cork Airport is proud to be the only airport Munster offering direct services to Turkey for Summer 2025.”