Cork Airport announces Transatlantic connection
Cork Airport has announced that passengers can now book flights between Cork and the USA in one single transaction.
In a deal between Aer Arann and Aer Lingus, passengers will now be able to book flights from USA airports to Cork with a stopover in Dublin. Checked luggage will be transferred au
tomatically to the connecting flight and boarding passes will be issued for the Dublin-Cork leg in the USA.
This deal will benefit both inbound and outbound travel through Cork Airport as Irish passengers will be also be able to book flights from Cork to eg JFK via Dublin in one transaction.
Managing director of Aer Arann, Garry Cullen, issued a statement stating “The ability to through check luggage all the way to your final destination from Cork, and transfer seamlessly to Aer Lingus’ USA services in Dublin will be of great benefit to Aer Arann and Aer Lingus customers. The partnership with Aer Lingus will benefit Munster by making the region more accessible to the USA inbound tourist and USA corporate travel markets.”
The streamlined booking process allows customers to book flights both to and from Cork direct to seven destinations in the USA in one single booking transaction and opens up Cork as a final destination for US Guests wishing to travel to Ireland.
June 25th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Can you also link with Jet Blue on the US side?
June 25th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Yes, you can but only when booking through Aerlingus.com.
They will have it available from today.
As far as I know, you will not be able to book through to Cork Airport on the Jet Blue website
December 12th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
“…will benefit Munster by making the region more accessible to the USA inbound tourist and USA corporate travel markets” – what a load of bull! “Munster” has always had access to USA inbound tourist and USA corporate travel markets through Shannon airport – the real point is that CORK does not have direct transatlantic flights to the US. Why would anyone want to fly Cork-Dublin-US when flying Cork-Shannon-US is a far shorter route?
December 16th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Hi Chris,
While I agree with you, I think Mr Cullen’s point is still valid in that this arrangement makes “the region more accessible to the USA inbound tourist”
Yes you can fly directly to Shannon from the USA, but from fewer USA airports than Dublin. This arrangement makes it possible to check your bags through to a Munster Airport from more USA airports than was previously possible.
May 7th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Hi,
Seems pretty useless when you cannot even book a flight from Cork. Tried 04th September for 7 days to NYC, No Luck.
Bit pointless if the Aer arann flights from Cork do not match up with the Aer lingus flight schedules. Booked Cork – NYC with BA. No problem, more convienient,than traevlling to Dublin or Shannon. cheaper, seat back entertainment on the flights, drinks and food free, amd more baggage allowance.