Ryanair’s announcement of a new four times weekly service from Cork to East Midlands is good news for the general Munster region.

Welcoming the announcement, Niall MacCarthy (airport director said this is an opportunity to expand inbound tourism to the Munster region.

“It also offers another gateway serving the city regions of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham and we wish Ryanair every success with this new route.”

Ryanair’s Lisa Cashin said there are 11 routes in total. “These routes include our new winter service to East Midlands, with 4 weekly flights from October 2013,” adding that travellers in the South West region can now enjoy even more choice for winter 2013-14.”