The passenger experience at Cork Airport is set to become a whole lot easier this summer thanks to the introduction of additional technical equipment upgrades in the airport terminal building and across the airport campus.
Over the past number of months, significant investment was dedicated towards improving that experience even further with the overhaul and upgrade of the airport’s Wi-Fi hardware; the introduction of a new car park booking system with automatic number plate recognition technology; the installation of new self-service bag-drop kiosks for Aer Lingus customers and the installation of a new airbridge.
Wi-Fi upgrades
In recognising that internet usage trends have changed massively in recent years, the Cork Airport has tripled the number of access points across the terminal, delivering an improved Wi-Fi service for all passengers. The airport has invested in new Wi-Fi hardware across the entire airport terminal building, installing 170% more access points, providing passengers with higher internet speeds (up to 200Mbs faster).
Car park improvements
Last month, the airport moved to a new car park booking solution which will make it even easier to prebook car parking ahead of a busy summer season. Through the introduction of a new booking platform, customers can make car park bookings in just a few clicks. Together with the new software, new hardware at car park entry points has been upgraded to introduce automatic number plate recognition technology (ANPR), making it quicker for customers to access any of the three car parks on the airport campus.
NEW BAG DROP KIOSKS
A series of new self-service, express bag check-in kiosks have been installed in conjunction with Aer Lingus, aimed at shortening check-in queue times and to enhance the overall bag-drop experience. The new kiosks, which are located at the Aer Lingus check-in area on the ground floor, allow passengers to check-in their bags in a matter of minutes and is a significant improvement on previous technologies.
Third airbridge
Cork Airport has taken delivery of a third airbridge, which will provide even easier and convenient access for passengers when boarding or disembarking an aircraft. Representing an investment of €1.4 million, the new airbridge will be located at Gate 6 and will become operational over the coming weeks. The new airbridge was constructed by TKE and was transported from Spain to Cork a fortnight ago.
Cork Airport is known for its easy, friendly, convenient and hassle-free experience, winning the title of Europe’s Best Regional Airport in 2025 with consistently high satisfaction rating thorough independent market research conducted by RED C.
“We launched our capital investment programme last May and already, we have completed two projects – an oversized baggage screening facility rebuild and the reconstruction of our staff/goods and vehicles security screening area,” Darran Dineen, General Manager – Operations, Safety, Facilities and IT at Cork Airport explained. “Our large mezzanine floor construction is on-time and on-budget for delivery in December of this year and we will be launching two more significant construction projects next month. Everything is geared towards the strategic growth of Cork Airport and an even passenger experience.”
