Progress on €200m Cork Airport development plan flying along

Echo Live
John O'Shea
03 Apr 2026

The Cork Airport capital development plan incorporates the construction of a new mezzanine floor with a state of the art passenger security screening area, a new and larger duty free shop, and a new and larger executive lounge

The €200m capital development plan for Cork Airport is progressing on time and on budget, with the new mezzanine floor and passenger security screening area on track for a December 2026 opening.

Minister for transport Darragh O’Brien and minister of state at the Department of transport Jerry Buttimer received a detailed briefing on the various elements of the multi-million euro project during a visit to Cork airport on Wednesday.

The Cork Airport plan incorporates the construction of a new mezzanine floor with a state of the art passenger security screening area, a new and larger duty free shop, and a new and larger executive lounge.

It also includes the construction of additional boarding gates, a new solar farm, and the extension of existing car parks.

Further down the line there also are plans for the demolition of the old terminal and old control tower, to be replaced by a new pier with additional boarding gates and aircraft parking stands...

Progress on €200m Cork Airport development plan flying along - Echo Live - 03 Apr 2026