Can anyone point us to the actual wording of Section 8 of The Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1965 and what Irish carrier was it that sought rights some years ago to fly routes between Cork and points in America? Lost on me? Translift?
If and it is indeed a big if were Delta Airlines ever to turn up at Cork where would they park if a 767 was used? It would not be the airbridge stand, 9T and that is for sure! It would be a brisk walk down to the sole widebody stand if you are lucky enough to be able bodied! Delta would just love that!
You can just imagine the scene, the geniuses up at Cork plying the guys from Atlanta with loads of Murphys and Heineken over at The Kiln and in a weakness Delta give in and tell Cork that they'll stop off a 767 at Cork at something like twice a week from next year from somewhere like Amsterdam or Brussels on the way to New York only to be told by the Cork crowd that they don't want a 767 and that a 757 will do instead!
Best of luck to everyone at Knock Airport with the fabulous series of flights from flyglobespan to New York and Boston. More than anything Knock has shown up what a farce the whole US - Ireland bilateral actually is, nothing but a nasty, gutless piece of verbal engineering that has given nothing but positive discrimination and comfort to the cute boyos in Shannon at the expense of the rest of the people of Ireland and especially those livining within the catchment areas of Cork and, indeed, Dublin Airports. Let it not be said that I have not ever had some sympathy for Dublin Airport over the thirty years or so! Mind you, the same cannot be said too much in relation to Dublin's regard for Cork Airport?