Entry costs €24.99 when pre-booked at executivelounges.com/aspire, or €28 for walk-ins, and the lounge is also open to Priority Pass, Diners Club and Dragon Pass cardholders.

The lounge is located past Duty free, turning right towards the end of the terminal building, past the Food Court and WHSmith outlet, and round the corner at the end of the block of shops and restaurants after Craft Lane.

The Aspire Lounge, Cork Airport joins an existing facility at George Best Belfast City airport in Northern Ireland, as well as locations at Amsterdam, Birmingham, Bristol, Calgary, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Helsinki, Humberside, Inverness, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Nairobi, Newcastle, Sofia and Zurich.

Commenting on the opening Cork Airport Managing Director Niall MacCarthy said:

“We are delighted Swissport has opened its first Irish Aspire Lounge here at Cork Airport. This gives everyone travelling through the airport, whether it’s for business or leisure, the chance to relax or work in comfort, and enjoy some great food and drink sourced from our region.

“More than 2.4 million passengers will travel through Cork Airport this year and it is important for us to be able to provide the best possible customer service, giving all our guests the opportunity for a productive and first class start to their journey every time.”

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