http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/w...bBP-2fa91M.asp
REGIONAL airports Cork, Kerry, Knock, Shannon and Waterford have a chance of winning up to seven million Ryanair passengers in the coming months.
Ryanair chief operating officer Michael Cawley, in an interview, said he hopes regional airports will compete on costs as the airline allocates the 17 new Boeing 737-800s it will take delivery off between now and April.
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“We will be taking delivery of the new aircraft from October onwards. It takes us just 10 weeks to get a route up and running and all the regional airports have a chance of winning this business if the price is right.
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Opening up new Irish routes appears to be on the company’s agenda as Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary’s scripted comments, accompanying its first-quarter results, reveal.
“The legislation recently introduced by the Irish Government to break up Aer Rianta will enable (for the first time) all of the Government-owned Irish airports to compete on a level playing field.
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