Historic day at Cork Airport as the first direct flight to the U.S takes off
The first transatlantic from Cork Airport took off at 16.51pm today with 154 passengers bound for Boston Providence.
It marked a major milestone for both the airport and the wider region as it's the first time in the airport's 56-year history that a direct service to the U.S has been launched.
@corkadmiralsAFC here for the launch of the very first transatlantic flight from @CorkAirport More @RedFMNews at 3 pic.twitter.com/gLUjlOsojr
— Fiona O'Donovan (@FionaRedFM) July 1, 2017
Fiona O'Donovan was airside at Cork Airport for RedFM News:
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