Cork US link.
In 2004 an EI senior executive publicly stated that the Runway length was not an issue if EI decided to operate ORK JFK. He confirmed that the route was under consideration but said that a change in the bilateral was required.
Around this time the Dept. discoverd the loophole in the bilateral that would have allowed Aer Arann operate the route but that proposal fell through in Sept 2004.
In October the Willie Walsh led regime departed. It is not known what the attitude of the current management of EI is towards a US link from Cork.
Given the current level of activity ex SNN albeit due to the outdated stopover, a Cork JFK service at 3 per week sounds feasible but of course Yield is the overriding factor in all of this. Will Cork people switch to SNN when the cheap fares are gone and V.V. ?