Cork Airport - Passenger Forecast

Cork Airport adds two new UK routes; forecasts 8pc growth in 2016 - 2.2m passengers for 2016
Aer Lingus Regional is to base a third aircraft at Cork, and will fly direct to Southampton and Leeds Bradford in 2016.

The airline, operated by Stobart Air, will launch the UK services next summer, adding to a wave of new route announcements at the airport.
It will also base a third aircraft at Cork, and increase capacity on existing routes to Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle, it said.
Cork's passenger numbers are down some 35pc since 2008, but several new route announcements have led to optimism at the country's second-busiest airport.
"Today’s news is further evidence that Cork Airport is now well on track to return to annualised growth next year," said its Managing Director, Niall MacCarthy.
The airport is forecasting growth of 8pc in 2016 - a figure which, if achieved, would deliver 2.2 million passengers (up from 2.14m in 2014).
New services to Boston and Barcelona (Norwegian), Dusseldorf (Aer Lingus), Madrid (Iberia Express) and Menorca, Nantes and La Rochelle (CityJet) have all been announced for 2016 in recent weeks.
Aer Lingus has also increased capacity on several services for 2016, with Aer Lingus Regional expected to carry 335,000 passengers next year - up 22pc.
The Port of Cork welcomed the new route to/from Southampton, which will offer passengers a direct link to the UK's main cruise hub.
Meanwhile, Dave Lees, Managing Director of Southampton Airport, said Cork was "the most requested unserved route in Ireland" from the city.
The Cork to Southampton route will operate five times weekly, with three weekly services on the Leeds Bradford route.
Seats for the UK routes start from €24.99 on aerlingus.com.

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Dublin Airport - One Million Passengers

One million passengers have been processed using the U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility at Dublin Airport in a single year.

Dublin Airport preclearance facility opened in 2010
The milestone has been highlighted as a significant achievement in the airport’s 75-year history not only for volume but also because it’s the only major airport in Europe to offer preclearance service. According to the airport, Dublin preclears up to 20 flights per day to ten destinations in the United States.
Commenting on the facility Vincent Harrison, Dublin Airport managing director, said: “Preclearance enables passengers to save time on arrival in the U.S. by completing all the necessary immigration and customs checks prior to departure.
“After landing, precleared passengers pass through their airport as if they were on a domestic flight—they just head for the door. The only line passengers may find after arriving in the U.S. is for the taxi to get to their final destination,” Harrison added.
Remarking on the achievement of recent figures, Tish Lagerwey, CBP’s Dublin port director, said: “This was reached as a result of hard work and the successful partnership between all parties and we are looking forward to continued growth of Dublin preclearance.”

11 January 2016  •  Author: Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

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