Aer Lingus is presently like Cork in many ways, no one has been in charge there now for some time? Cork is just as likely to have a new transatlantic A330 service soon just as much as you might see an EI pull out from AMS, CDG, FCO etc, etc. No one knows what is going in EI at the moment!
EI have failed to make any money this year so whatever the ills there may or may not be in Cork there is far more going wrong elsewhere in the airline too. For example, unlike last year when all EI flights ex snn to America were jammed the loads this year have not been near as good. AA from Boston and a surprise flourishing of US snn bound charters may be contributing to this state of affairs? Snn-lhr has not been too hot either this year and there have been some very low fares on offer! The crazy situation with regard to the successful Dublin Orlando route and the proposed dropping of the service next January is another indication of how all at sea EI is just now. Mind you, the stopover issue is a factor too with Orlando? That stopover again!
So, saying EI senior staff are not the least bit happy with Cork currently is just one part of the many other ills the airline has in 2005?