Cork Airport warmly welcomed the announcement this week that Aer Lingus Regional, exclusively operated by Emerald Airlines, will fly a new four-times weekly service to Glasgow from October 27 next and will operate year-round. In addition, the airline also announced that it will operate additional services to Bristol, bringing the existing six-times weekly service up to a nine-times weekly service.
The new service to Glasgow – Scotland’s largest city by population and home to 1.8 million people in the wider metropolitan area – will operate on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday and will be serviced using an ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft, significantly more environmentally friendly than regional jets and other turboprops, emitting 40% less CO2. It will add 30,000 extra seats to the winter schedule at Cork Airport.
Additional services to Bristol come in response to growing demand from passengers and underscores Aer Lingus Regional’s commitment to providing more flexibility and convenience, with a second daily service on Friday and Sunday, along with a new Saturday service.
The announcements this week represent a vote of confidence in the south of Ireland market from Aer Lingus Regional.
“We love the Aer Lingus Regional brand at Cork Airport,” stated Managing Director at Cork Airport, Niall MacCarthy said: “It now serves two vibrant UK cities, along with the eight destinations served by the Aer Lingus mainline brand. We are growing strongly, both inbound and outbound, from Cork Airport and more routes and greater connectivity are always welcome, proving that flying from Cork is the easiest flying experience in the country.”
