Cork Airport is ready to welcome 69,000 passengers this June Bank Holiday weekend. As post-primary schools break for their summer holidays, demand for international travel is high and ironically, many Leesiders will be jetting off on what has been the sunniest week of the year. The busiest days of the coming weekend will be Friday, May 29 and Monday, June 1.

Next Monday, Aer Lingus will start its new service to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Flying to the beautiful Galicia region every Monday and Thursday between June and October, the new route is expected to prove popular with passengers seeking to experience the Camino de Santiago, along with the fascinating history and delicious cuisine that the region offers.

This week will also see the restart 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.*

This weekend will also see a large influx of international visitors touching down at Cork Airport as holidaymakers arrive to enjoy all that the South of Ireland has to offer. Locally, the Cork Harbour Festival takes place between May 30 and June 8 – the largest and most vibrant celebration of Cork's maritime culture and heritage. Further west in Kinsale, the Kinsale Trad Festival takes place from May 31 – June 1, as the town comes alive in celebrating traditional Irish music and culture.

Ahead of the busy June Bank Holiday weekend, Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport said: “Once again, the summer is upon us and we are ready to welcome our June Bank Holiday weekend influx of passengers. Visitors this week were marvelling at the summer sunshine and we hope for a repeat again in the week ahead. 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. Despite our ongoing large-scale construction works, our team are still providing the same friendly, easy, smooth travel experience.”

As another busy bank holiday weekend approaches, passengers intending to travel are advised to arrive at Cork Airport at least 90 minutes prior to boarding.