Originally Posted by
cessnarocket
The North of Ireland has always been far too small to have three airports, never more so than the current climate. Surely only one can survive this and maintain profitability which there is only one suitable candidate . If we take a step further as an island perhaps only one airport will make commercial sense in the worst case scenario (commercial air traffic supressed for 5 years or more) and that would be Dublin.
Quite correct. All of Irelands freight, North and South could easily be routed through Dublin. Long haul and holiday flights easily accommodated via Dublin as well especially with the USA customs facility and fantastic road connectivity. All that would be needed would be a modern and efficient regional airport in Northern Ireland. We already have a good example of that in Harbour.
