Cork Airport has welcomed the announcement from Ryanair of the addition of a new twice weekly service to Faro, Portugal next winter.

“Expanding routes from Cork Airport is always a priority, so we are delighted to see Ryanair giving customers an even wider selection of destinations to choose from during the next winter season,” said Kevin Cullinane, head of communications at Cork Airport.

The new route comes as Cork Airport is seeing strong passenger growth, with numbers up 4% in 2017, and a further 4% growth forecasted this year.

Cork Airport continues to work with Ryanair to further develop new routes.