28-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Cork Airport ready for a booming June Bank Holiday Weekend with all parking spaces sold-out
With four popular summer services to resume this week, and an expected 68,500 passengers expected through the gates this week, Cork Airport is on a roll.
However, with car parking sold out across all three car parks, passengers who have not pre-booked should opt for alternative modes of transport including public transport, taxi or drop-off, where appropriate.
The airport, which has been hailed as a success story over its continued expansion in recent years, is anticipating passenger numbers to be 20% higher this June Bank Holiday weekend compared to 2024.
Sunday is due to be the busiest day at the airport, as secondary schools break for their summer holidays, and families look to make the most of cheaper rates, before primary schools close up at the end of June.
With such a spike in numbers, passengers are being asked to arrive at Ireland's fastest-growing airport at least 90 minutes before boarding, to ensure a stress-free start to their summer holidays.
Some of those flying out this weekend will be availing of a brand new direct scheduled service by Turkish airline SunExpress to İzmir.
Flying to the beautiful Aegean coast every Saturday and Wednesday between June and September, the new route provides the first direct, scheduled commercial connection to Turkey from Cork.
The first week of June also marks the resumption of four popular Ryanair summer routes from Cork - to Carcassonne, La Rochelle, Rhodes and Zadar. All four services will operate twice weekly for the summer and into the early autumn.
Inbound traffic is expected to be busy, too, despite the mixed weather forecast for the weekend. The airport says there are 'particularly high' load factors on services from the UK, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.
It's as the airport has experienced sustained growth, with passenger traffic up 14% versus the same period (January – May) last year.
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'The year is flying by, and we are yet again ready for another busy Bank Holiday weekend influx of passengers,' said Rory O'Driscoll, Deputy Managing Director at the airport.
'As post-primary schools finish for the summer, we're looking forward to welcoming lots of families from across the South of Ireland and beyond as they head off on their well-deserved holidays.'
