Originally Posted by Charlie Roy
Aer Lingus should never forget or neglect its European routes either, that would simply be disastrous
Cork (
of course) has potential routes screaming out left right and centre: Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Milan, Glasgow, Venice, Palma, New York, and Brussels (
of course).
There is still plenty of scope for short-haul expansion.
From Dublin an expansion of Scandinavian services - Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki. When they are added to the EU, services to Romania and Bulgaria. There's even potential in services to places like Istanbul or Moscow. And potentially more holiday routes - Palermo, Somewhere in Greece.
From Cork more UK routes - Glasgow, Manchester. More sun routes - Palma, Almeria, Valencia. Baltic Destinations - Riga. Frequency increases on existing routes. I'm not sure I agree on all your routes. I feel the A320 is too large an aircraft for Cork-Germany. Also, Dusseldorf (Amsterdam) and Brussels (Amsterdam & Paris) could have a negative impact on existing yields.
The most interesting question for short-haul though is how they handle a situation where they try to turn Dublin into a transatlantic hub. They'll need to up the frequency to double-daily on a number of routes (particularly UK) and need to consider night-stopping as well. This could require a rethink of existing routes in terms of how it could fit into an overall strategy, rather than how many passengers can be shifted point-to-point.
Interesting times ahead.