It was just a wee bit gusty, but only 40kts or so on arrival. The 340 is an excellent crosswind machine, rocks and rolls all the way down the approach, and reasonable touchdown at max crosswind of 35kts. Very controllable toy for the job. And to be honest, to operate out of Glasgow and the Highlands in the winter, it really does need to be good for the job!!!
Being able to use the shorter runway at ORK is a great help on a windy day, and also good for cutting the corner and expediting approaches. The ATRs seem to make good use of it aswell. It's good to rock up and see the bustle on the ground nowadays with the Futura flights, BACx, Air Wales, Aer Arann and so on. Shame about Magic though. If nothing else, the aircraft definately looked the part in that paint scheme. As an aside, is the freighter aircraft a permanent resident. Think it was a DHL machine, but I could be wrong?
Just wish I could get a decent night-stop over there. How's the stout in Cork?!