Credit where credit is due for once in the ongoing situation with the Cork Airport terminal debt issues. Yesterday's Cork Evening Echo reported that the chairman of the Cork Airport Authority, Mr Joe Gantley, is at last speaking out on the terminal debt matters. Mr Gantley has been expressing his regret at the BDO Simpson Xavier consultants apparently not wanting to engage with the Cork Airport sub committe.
It is a start from the CAA and sure beats the "No comment" remark that has been spun out by
PR people up to now.
Today, Sunday, has seen torrential rain at Cork Airport for much of the day. As you may be able to imagine Cork Airport passengers have been on the receiving end of yet more horrendous drenchings in their enforced mad dashes to and from aircraft.
The rain and wind has been so bad that even passengers disembarking off a Futura 737-800 parked in Stand 5 which is the closest parking spot to the arrivals hall have been also forced to run as if for their lives. However, the most affected recepients today have been the County Fermanagh Gaelic footal team whom have travelled to Cork today for a game. The flew down an Air Atlantique ATR-42 which had to park at Stand 11! Imagine the soaking the Fermanagh team and officials have got today! What a welcome to Cork Airport!
I am sure a case on health and safety grounds could be put and it is high time indeed that covered walkways are provided for Cork Airport passengers debt or no debt.
Interestingly, it has been necessary today for Aer Lingus to hire in the Titan Boeing 757 to do the EI888/9 for Cork - Malaga. Not exactly sure why but the Titan aircraft involved G-ZAPU was noted at Gatwick yesterday operating an Astraues Airways flight to Lyon.