Cork Airport sees busiest year ever in 2025

Ottoline Spearman

Cork Airport had its busiest year in 2025, seeing 3.46 million passengers pass through.

This was the third year in a row that the airport saw double-digit growth, with passenger traffic increasing by 13 per cent last year.

Since 2015, passenger traffic at Cork Airport has grown by 67 per cent.

Last year, traffic grew notably on routes between Cork and the UK's cities of Bristol (+37 per cent), Liverpool (+31 per cent) and Manchester (+27 per cent).

In Europe, passenger traffic to Germany was up 61 per cent; with a 29 per cent increase in Belgium, and a 27 per cent increase in Switzerland.

Further, 32 per cent more passengers flew between Cork and Spain, with 20 per cent more between Cork and Portugal.

Last year’s record was also bolstered by the addition of several new routes, including Bilbao, Bordeaux, Izmir, Prague and Geneva.

In 2026, new routes will be opening up to Nice, Santiago de Compostela, and Antalya.

Cork Airport was also awarded the title of Europe’s Best Airport (under 5 million passengers) by Airports Council International Europe in 2025, marking the third time that the airport has won this award.

In 2026, works will also begin for the construction of Ireland's largest solar "carport", which is hoped to generate up to 20 per cent of the airport's electricity.