Cork airport handled 214,790 passengers in November, up 7.1pc on November 2024 and 25.1pc on pre-pandemic. Rolling annual was 3,451,442, up by 11.9pc.
The previous busiest year in the history of Cork airport was 2008 with 3,258,639 passengers. The Mitchelstown bypass opened on May 25 2009, completing the motorway from Cork to Dublin.
Number of flights was 1,653. Busiest day was Sunday, November 2 with 10,004 passengers. Average load factor was 81pc. On-time departures were 91.8pc for the first wave and 80.9pc overall.
The top five destinations were 1 Heathrow, 2 Stansted, 3 Manchester, 4 Amsterdam and 5 Lanzarote.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines increased operations from two to three daily flights to Amsterdam Schiphol, while Air France extended their previously summer-only Paris Charles de Gaulle service to a year-round operation. The new twice-weekly Aer Lingus service to Prague, which started in late October, is already performing strongly.
Kanny Jacobs shared: “Cork Airport’s success in attracting new routes was on show last month, with increased services to major European hubs in Amsterdam and Paris. Aer Lingus’ new Prague route is off to a strong start. Work on the ground to enhance Cork Airport is also progressing at pace, with the construction of Cork’s new mezzanine floor well underway. This will be the location of the new passenger security area, which will make travelling through the airport even more seamless than before. “
