It’ll be a busy spot for the coming days.

Cork Airport is set to welcome over 52,000 passengers over the May bank holiday.

As the first of the summer bank holidays, this weekend will see a new Aer Lingus Regional service to Bristol start on Friday, April 28th. The six-times weekly service will be operated by Emerald Airlines and will depart Cork Airport at 17.50 and arrive in Bristol at 19.10.

Aer Lingus will also recommence its twice-weekly summer service to Dubrovnik, Croatia on Wednesday, May 3rd.

The service, which operates each Wednesday and Saturday will depart Cork Airport at 10.55 and 05.45 respectively, allowing holidaymakers to explore Dubrovnik, known as the pearl of the Adriatic.

“May bank holiday represents the real start of the summer for tourism and airports,” said Managing Director at Cork Airport, Niall MacCarthy.

“We have been planning for many months to ensure that passengers have a pleasant, calm, and unrushed travel experience at Cork Airport. We encourage those families who haven’t yet booked summer holidays to fly Cork this summer, to experience Ireland’s highest performing airport for customer service.”

If you’re flying this weekend, passengers are advised to arrive 90 minutes before their flight is due to depart to allow for a pleasant and unrushed airport experience.