Management from the airport told an Oireachtas Transport Committee yesterday that new passenger security screening equipment, which would allow passengers to keep liquids and electronics in their bags, could be installed by 2025.
Almost 98% of passengers passed through the airport's metal detector in less than 20 minutes in January, with management saying that new screening equipment will speed up the process even further.
The Managing Director of the Airport Niall MacCarthy also called for the government to change the rules for financial support to bring Ireland in line with the rest of Europe.
Speaking to RedFM News, Communications Manager at Cork Airport Barry Holland explains what the airport are asking for:
"The threshold [for state funding] is currently set at 1 million passengers, ie any airport serving under 1 million passengers a year will receive funding. Cork Airport's primary ask is that thresholds be lifted to 3 million passengers, which is in line with other European standards, which is in line with EU state aid rules and which applies to our fellow EU regional airports. That is the primary ask from us and it will help us to grow significantly, but also to improve facilities and capital infrastructure that we have here at Cork Airport."
