Over 61,500 passengers are expected to travel through Cork Airport over the May bank holiday weekend.
Friday, May 1st, is set to be the busiest day for both arrivals and departures.
The May Bank Holiday follows swiftly on a very busy Easter bank holiday and passengers travelling this weekend are advised to arrive at least 90 minutes before their flight is due to depart.
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This Saturday, Cork Airport’s newest route will take off as Aer Lingus start a new, twice-weekly service to Nice on the French Riviera.
As May traditionally ushers in the start of a busy summer, other seasonal services resuming this month include Alghero, Bordeaux, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes and Zadar – all in time for the surge in travel in late May as post-primary schools break for holidays.
Over the coming days, hundreds of chorists and other performing artists will touch down ahead of the Cork International Choral Festival.
Now celebrating its 71st year, the festival attracts over 5,000 performers for five days of song in 90 venues citywide.
Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport said: 'As the May Bank Holiday weekend approaches, summer is now in full swing at Cork Airport. It’s great to see our airport so busy and the capital programme now underway will provide the airport infrastructure for the next ten years of growth.'
