Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

I hope it will be. We are absolutely ready for that. We have had initial conversations with some potential transatlantic carriers. In the immediate future, year-round connectivity to big European cities is better for Cork. The next step probably involves focusing on capital cities that you can fly to from Cork in the summer and the winter - all year round - with greater frequencies but transatlantic services will absolutely be considered at some point.

For me, the magic number is when Cork Airport is a 5 million passenger airport because then it is really a self-sufficient airport. When Cork Airport is a 5 million passenger airport, I would be very disappointed if there was not transatlantic connectivity within that. That would be great for the south of Ireland. That would be great for Cork Airport. It ties in with the Government's vision for 2040 in terms of rebalancing the population and everything that goes with that in the country.