'We’ve had a man try and bring a car engine in their luggage': Behind the scenes at Cork Airport

Cork Airport is on course to break all its ‘busiest ever’ weeks and surpass all previous weekly records. Neil Michael talks to some of its staff and customers on one of its busiest days
'We’ve had a man try and bring a car engine in their luggage': Behind the scenes at Cork Airport

As a mark of the airport’s success, a €200m investment into the airport was announced in May. Picture: Neil Michael

There is a reason why some staff at Ireland’s fastest growing air hub dub Cork Airport the “healing airport”, and its car park operations crew can explain why.

Bernard Dooling says he and his team have found a huge amount of crutches and walking sticks both in departure and arrivals lounges, as well as the airport’s various car parks.

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