A petition has been launched for direct flights to be reinstated between Cork and Bristol Airport. Flights between the two centres stopped in June 2021 when Stobart Air collapsed and Aer Lingus took over regional flights, which did not include Bristol to Cork.
Launching the petition, Stephen Sage from Cork said flights had since been operating only from Dublin to Bristol. He said: “So, at this time there is no flight connecting the South West of Ireland and the South West of England, although this regular service was well used for many years in the past.
“There is no easy route for family, friends, business people or tourists to travel to and from Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford on the one hand and Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Wales on the other. Aside from any personal considerations, and there are many for many of us, this must be having an impact on businesses that depend on visitors in both regions."
