Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports
James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I will leave that to Deputy McHugh. I have heard Donegal is lovely, although I have not yet been. My first question relates to the ongoing work on the summer schedule. The traffic numbers have rebounded, which is great, and Cork Airport is in a position where it may grow over the next three or four years into a position where it will not be able to get direct state aid because of the EU state aid rules. What are the challenges for the airport in meeting that demand for the coming summer, and what are the medium-term challenges?
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