The timing of the Gatwick flight ex Cork is critical to the route's success. There must be enough time for some amount of connectivity for Cork pax arriving at LGW who intend travelling further afield. Out of curiousity what kind of evening departures are there out of Gatwick after 4 pm to Afrcan destinations?
Also, why are there 2 daily winter schedule flights from Manchester to Cork on bmi baby and for the coming much busier summer season there is just the one flight and bearing in mind that BA are cutting their current 3 daily flights to just one for the summer too, it seems crazy - 5 daily winter flights ex MAN to Cork and for the summer just 2 flights!! From an excess of capacity in winter time to under capacity for the summer! Mad or what? Imagine what the fares are going to be like?