I dont think we can expect any movement on ANY new routes out of Cork untill;
A) The debt situation is sorted out(just saddle DUB with it cause they decided we were to have a 'Gold-Plated Tash-ma-Hal' MOLs words.
B) The new terminal is actually opened.
The runway issue is a bit of chicken and egg issue, there will have to be some strongly performing t/a ops out of EICK before the runway is extended, and the taxi-way is constructed. Wont be holding my breath!
EIs selection of long haul type will also be crucial, as I already said. I dunno bout this, but isnt the 787 ment to replace the 757, and if so can we expect such a strong perfomer(RANGE/RUNWAY/PAYLOAD)? I know TOM, etc are moaning that they have no real 757 replacement?
If EI do go Boeing hey have plenty 757s lying around, which could make sense for EI to LHR/TFS/ACE, etc, and of course t/a from ORK/SNN/??BFS??