Cork Airport handled 328,200 passengers in July, which up 9pc on the same month last year, continuing what is set to be the airport’s busiest ever summer for overseas travel.
CEO of DAA Kenny Jacobs said “Cork Airport continues to enjoy a very busy summer season, with strong load factors on all inbound and outbound services. The security team in Cork are playing a blinder in getting 98pc of our July passengers through in under 20 minutes. Cork is the Gateway to the South of Ireland, the Wild Atlantic Way, and Ireland’s Ancient East and it’s great to see many visitors flying into Cork to start their Irish holiday in one of the most scenic and picturesque parts of the country. That is evident given the significant increase in the number of passengers flying on services to and from continental Europe last month, with 13pc more passengers flying to and from Spain, 31pc more passengers flying to and from France and a whopping 41pc more passengers flying to and from Germany. In July, we launched the 2023 Economic Impact Study which showed that Cork Airport contributed over €1bn to the Irish economy last year and we celebrated the opening of a newly refurbished café and wine bar, “Roasted Notes” – which our Cork passengers are already loving.”
