Airliners.net had a posting a few days ago about easyJet putting another A319 into their Dortmund. If the regime at Cork had any phlegm there is every chance that a Dortmund - Cork might work especially if EI are not too keen to go ahead again with Munich for next summer?
The rumor about FR putting a second 737-800 into Cork to fly the Stansted routes and to a different UK destination would hardly be welcome at Cork in that it would take up yet another spot for overnight parking? What would the other UK destination be? LPL or would it be a new route to EMA or PIK?. A FR flight to EMA would put yet more pressure on RE with their services to BHX and WW too to a lesser extent? If it was to be PIK the RE flights to EDI would again be facing some stiff competition.
All round Aer Arann must be pretty peeved at the moment in regard to their operations at Cork be it soaking pax, parking and Celtic tiger competition from Ryanair!?
A Ryanair Cork - Europe? The snn base is so significant for FR it is hard to see them doing anything out of Cork to mainland Europe. Anyone know how the snn Europe flights are doing at the moment?
A 4th EI Airbus. Time is pressing on with this one. Perhaps the threat of a Ryanair response has something to do with the inaction?
Plymouth - Cork, if it is not broke don't fix it? I guess that in the days of Brymon if their had been a diversion to Newquay Brymon may have had a 'spare' aeroplane available at Plymouth to keep the schedule tight. Air Wales are not so lucky at Plymouth with diversions causing knock on delays etc? Waiting to be updated!
Whether the flights were operated by BN-2s, Cessna 337, Twin Otter, Dash 7, Dash 8 and now ATR-42 there has always been a niche market there between Cork and Plymouth. Air Southwest tried out Exeter with PA-31 and EMB-110 for a while but did not last. Different era now of course with far more people from all the socio-economic groups regularly flying. Newquay is more in the public eye now with both WW and FR both capturing a market so the local folk around the UK southwest are all ready softened up to the idea of a Newquay to Cork to complement an Exeter - Cork?