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Cork Airport had 3 million passengers go through its doors last year. Its still lags a long way behind Dublin Airport numbers (23 million), however traffic has increased considerably since 2006 mainly due to the introduction of low fare routes.

You can fly from Cork Airport to 17 different airports. Some routes such as Manchester even have competing airlines flying from Cork. Between Ryanair and Aer Lingus there are 55 flights to London a week.

Last year at Cork Airport, the busiest routes were

• Heathrow
• Stansted
• Birmingham
• Gatwick
• Liverpool

Irish Airlines account for the bulk of flights at Cork Airport. Aer Arann has become a major player in recent years. Polish Airline Wizz Air does a lot of business with flights from Cork to Katowice, Gdansk and Warsaw.

Aer Lingus offers many routes from Cork to Europe including Malaga, Berlin and Prague.

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Rainfall in July was heavier than normal in Ireland leading to nationwide flooding.  Cork was heavily affected with the highest recorded rainfall.  It was officially the worst rainfall at Cork Airport since 1975.

Perhaps it was best to have spent July in the west with Shannon Airport having the hottest day of the month at 25.3 degrees on the 24th of July.  Ireland tourist board officials insisted that the wet summer was normal for an Irish climate; however the bad weather took a heavy toll on the country’s tourism.

Of course rain will always interfere with plans in Ireland but people know that and they need to work around it.  Perhaps instead of complaining, the wet summer should be something to be embraced?  Believe it or not but some American tourists found the weather soothing as it gave them a break from the heat at home.

Power outage in the terminal area of Cork Airport caused operation and flight delays earlier this week.  The power outage came at 9.30am on August 6th and all electronic systems were down.  Airport personnel had no choice but to check passengers and bags manually.  A representative from the airport’s management explained that the manual operation had led to the delays.

The outage was within the operation’s management system and it affected air conditioning and power.  However, runway lights, navigation tower, and radar were working just fine.  Airport management had been doing their best but the operation was obviously slower.  However, it was not known what had caused the outage.

Power was restored in the evening time, but management continued to study the situation.  Passengers complained of being unable buy food or water since electronic vending machines were not working.  Shops and restaurants were also closed.  Despite the inconvenience, airport management thanked the staff and the passengers for their patience, understanding, and co-operation.

It was unacceptable for 156 passengers who boarded the charter Flight FPO 926 of Budget Travel bound from Spain to Cork yesterday when the flight was delayed for eight hours.  The plane then made an emergency landing in Paris due to technical problems.  The passengers, who holidayed in a Spanish resort in Salou, arrived at Cork shortly after 5pm August 19th – a day after the supposed schedule.

The flight was to take off from Reus at 2.30pm, Monday, but because of technical difficulties, flight FPO 926 departed after 10pm.  After take off, passengers were informed that the captain decided to land the plane to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and a full-scale emergency was declared.

It was horrifying as kids were crying and people were terrified. There were people who were without money and low on medication. Nobody from Budget travel was there to help. Many said that they have decided to make formal lawsuit to Budget Travel. Budget Travel, However, apologized for what had happened and insisted that safety had to come first. 

Cork Airport officials have voiced their anger at claims that the airport is “a destination desert” in comparison to Shannon Airport, in which Ryanair operates a substantial route timetable

This came on the back of a statement from Aer Lingus - who currently offer 16 routes from Cork – insisting they were dedicated to Cork Airport, with plans for new destinations in the offing.

Concern regarding Cork routes had increased as some of the top brass from Aer Lingus came under mounting pressure to reinstate the Shannon-Heathrow route which was cancelled last week to cater for the new Belfast routes.

Kevin Cullinane (marketing manager, Cork airport) fervently denied suggestions that in recent years the airport had lagged behind other Irish airports like Shannon and Dublin in terms of Destination choices.

Mr. Cullinane stated that Cork airport currently serviced over 40 destinations with plans for 25 more destinations in the coming year. He also predicted that Cork airport would see over 3 million passengers coming through its doors this year