Winter schedule takes flight

 

Fancy a seasonal mini-break? This week saw the launch of the winter schedule at Cork Airport with a host of popular destinations available.

Ryanair’s new, twice-weekly route to Katowice, Poland is set to commence today, Thursday 31 October, while four of the airline’s new summer 2019 services from Cork will continue into the winter season.

The extended summer routes include Cork to Alicante, Budapest, Malta and Poznań with passenger numbers for the winter season expected to increase substantially over last year.

Speaking about the new winter schedule, Managing Director at Cork Airport, Niall MacCarthy said: “We are delighted to kick off the 2019/2020 winter schedule at Cork Airport with passenger numbers expected to rise by five per cent over the winter period. With over 50 routes on offer from Cork Airport this year, passengers have even greater choice when it comes to travel, with airlines also serving key European hub airports that connect passengers to even further destinations around the globe.”

Ryanair services continuing this winter from Cork Airport include its year-round flights to Gdansk, Wroclaw, Malaga, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted.

Aer Lingus’ winter schedule at Cork Airport includes its year-round services to Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Malaga, Lanzarote, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Paris, London Heathrow and Manchester. The airline will also operate winter-only services to Gran Canaria, Munich and Tenerife.

Over the coming months, passengers can also avail of Flybe’s year-round service to Cardiff, while Topflight and TUI will operate a winter-only service to Salzburg.