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Cork Airport warmly welcomes todayÕs announcement that CityJet is to operate a new high frequency Cork-London City Airport service. The new CityJet service will operate three times per day from Monday to Friday, with one return flight on Saturdays and two flights on Sundays. The new service will commence on 1st October 2015 with tickets going on sale immediately. Pictured are Cathal O'Connell, Cityjet Commercial Director; Pat Byrne, CEO Cityjet and Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport welcoming model Pippa O'Connor to Cork Airport.
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Wednesday, 1st July 2015: The new CityJet service will operate three times per day from Monday to Friday, with one return flight on Saturdays and two flights on Sundays. The new service will commence on 1st October 2015 with tickets going on sale immediately.
ÒWeÕre delighted to welcome CityJet to Cork Airport,Ó said Cork Airport Managing Director Niall MacCarthy. ÒThe announcement of CityJetÕs new route to London City Airport is great news for business and leisure passengers alike. With 18 flights per week, this new service provides regular, convenient access right to the heart of the English capital from anywhere in Munster and adds to competition and choice for passengers in a key market,Ó he added.
ÒOver eight hundred thousand passengers from the region already travel on our London services each year, making it the most popular destination from Cork Airport, and with the new CityJet service we expect this to increase further in the months ahead. We will also work with our local tourism partners to promote the Munster region to inbound passengers from London and believe that there is great potential for the inbound tourism product particularly inbound golf, conference and similar businessÓ MacCarthy said.
The new service further expands on Cork AirportÕs route network, which is the biggest of any airport outside of Dublin and will add 3,420 seats available each week from the airport. Cork Airport has an extensive short-haul network with 50 routes to destinations in Britain and throughout Continental Europe.
ÒI must acknowledge the co-operation and support from key stakeholders in securing CityJet for Cork Airport. WeÕre looking forward to working with CityJet on its new service from Cork and building on this announcement to potentially add further destinations in the near future,Ó Mr MacCarthy added.
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CityJet will add two new French routes to its schedule from Cork Airport. The two new routes to La Rochelle and Nantes in France will operate a twice weekly service to La Rochelle on Tuesday and Saturday, while Cork – Nantes will be a weekly service each Sunday from 18th June 2016.
Making the announcement CityJet’s Executive Chairman Pat Byrne, said: “We are delighted to offer direct flights to both La Rochelle and Nantes from next June, providing convenient access to these fabulous tourist regions of France. Just as importantly, it also opens up Cork to French visitors accessing the city and the south west.
“We are a family-friendly airline, with an all-jet fleet and complimentary on-board catering, whilst our generous free baggage allowance can save a family of four over €200 on a round trip compared to other options to France. With fares starting from just €69 each way, we know that these routes will be a popular option to and from France next summer,” Mr Byrne added.
The historic city of La Rochelle is the gateway to key camping and tourist destinations along the west coast of France, not least the town itself and the nearby Île de Ré. Nantes provides easy access to the Loire Atlantique coast and the Pays de la Loire, with its chateaux and historical towns, including some of the best vineyards in France. Both destinations are popular with Irish tourists seeking to experience the delights of France.
Welcoming the news, Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport said: “The announcement of the two new routes to the South of France is more great news from CityJet following the recent commencement of the airline’s London City services. The new routes to La Rochelle and Nantes offer passengers in Munster even greater choice of destinations next summer and I have no doubt that both services will be hugely popular, especially at such great value fares.”
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