Whatever about new services across the North Atlantic to the USA and Canada and the many complications of the now perverted Shannon stopover policy there is nothing stopping any interested party including Aer Lingus from starting direct flights to points in the South Afrian, Asian and Australasian markets. There has been such a stop/go on the likelihood of an Emirates flight from Dubai it is now gone beyond a joke. Emirates lack credibility on this matter of a Dublin route? However, with the arrival of the Boeing 787 and the probable A350 later in the decade such long thin routes from Ireland may become more viable. What's another few years of waiting? You Dubs should study the psyche we have had to live with here in Cork for so long another few years of waiting is nothing!
It is now about 2 years to the next general election and there is still no movement on the Shannon stopover. The days are counting and I wonder if we will be having a similar Shannon stopover discussion in another two years or so?
How would people feel lobbying a transport minister from the Sinners about the stopover?
Wear your shin-guards!