Take it easy there a minute, lads.
A lot of the EI increased capacity is not yet bookable to buy. Hopefully, it will materialise in time but for now caution is the order of the day. Still feel a bit funny about a fourth A320 at Cork for next summer.
Far more interesting is the FR situation. Ryanair's FR903/4 is ending mid January and is not loaded for the summer so it is just three flights a day Monday to Friday and on Sundays to Stansted for Summer 2006. The big shock will be Saturdays when there will be just two Ryanair flights from Stansted to Cork. The FR901/2 is gone for Saturday mornings so no day trips to London of a Saharda'! The flights operating will be a slightly later FR905/6 and the FR907/8. All of the flights to Cork originate in Stansted.
Ryanair will probably have to stick in an extra Dublin all right but as the situation is now it will require an extra aeroplane from somewhere. Will this mean another aeroplane for Cork?
easyJet appear to be happy enough to continue as their flights are bookable for next Summer. Interestingly, from the end of July (the peak!) they go down to just two flights a day! That is a bit hard to figure out but anyway it is good that easyJet hope to remain on at Cork and I hope they continue to do well.
I would not be worrying too much about America. Every obstacle will be put before the geniuses at Cork to prevent this from ever coming to fruition. Someone above mentioned the slopey runway. That is another good one! Plenty of ammo in the arsenal to keep Cork down.
Last edited by Tom the Tenor; 16th Dec 2005 at 16:06.