The Minister for Transport has said he is “paying close attention” to staffing issues with air traffic controllers that have led to Ireland’s airspace being affected with runways closed intermittently at Dublin and Cork airports.
AirNav Ireland, which is responsible for Irish air traffic control, said the restrictions at Cork Airport were in place between midnight and 7am on 11 February, which led to disruption to normal flight schedules.
Some flights had to be diverted or were delayed.
AirNav Ireland said it had “temporarily restricted the flow of arriving and departing flights at Cork Airport to ensure safety was fully maintained” due to “short-notice sick…